Journal Entry 1 by KathleenMolloy on Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Launching Canadian
Authors into the Wild ! 

Journal Entry 2 by KathleenMolloy at Conestogo, Ontario Canada on Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Released 3 yrs ago (11/26/2008 UTC) at Conestogo, Ontario Canada

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Heather, you'll enjoy this story about Métis sisters.

Kathleen Molloy
Launching Canadian Authors into the wild 

Journal Entry 3 by sharpquilter from Conestogo, Ontario Canada on Monday, December 01, 2008

Thank-you so much for this wonderful story. I look forward to reading it. It will be a great addition to the Canadian First Nations authors that I am currently reading for the 2nd Canadian Book Challenge. 

Journal Entry 4 by lilkittygirl from Conestogo, Ontario Canada on Thursday, February 19, 2009

I was relieved to find that this is a fictional account of the lives of two Metis sisters growing up in Winnipeg, Manitoba. April and her sister Cheryl have been removed from their parents' home and placed with a series of foster families. By chance, April has a lighter complexion and identifies herself with the white population while Cheryl has a darker complexion and identifies herself with the Metis population.
I was captivated by both girls. I would have welcomed either of them into my family.
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I don't fault April for choosing to play on her light colouring, after all, her heritage is part white. I don't walk around with a banner exclaiming all parts of my ethnic make up, so I didn't expect her to do the same. I found it mostly positive the way Cheryl embraced the Metis and how she did her research about them and presented her findings in her various school reports. Without having her parents to provide a sense of identity, she went and found it for herself.
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Without unveiling a plot development, I was sad with what happened to April when she returned to Winnipeg to help her sister. It seemed too much to play up to stereotypes, but I suppose that it's also a reality. That in the end it had nothing to do with being Indian, but rather with choices that Cheryl made me accept better that it had to happen for the story to progress as it had.
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I cried lots of tears as the story turned back to Cheryl. She had so much hope and she seemed at first to do all the right things. I really wanted her to succeed and do good work at the Friendship Centre and for the Metis people.
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I am glad to find that this book has re-written from the original "In Search of April Raintree" for use in high schools. It is currently the chosen books for the On the Same Page: Manitoba Reads project. The aim of which is to have 12 000 people read this book prior to April 2009. If you have read this book this year and you live in Winnipeg, go to this link and record your read.

http://wpl.winnipeg.ca/library/libraryservices/readerssalon.asp

Will look for someone in Winnipeg to send this along to. 

Journal Entry 5 by sharpquilter from Conestogo, Ontario Canada on Thursday, February 19, 2009

oops, just realized that I made my journal entry while the computer was logged in under my daughter's account. 

Journal Entry 6 by sharpquilter at Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Released 3 yrs ago (3/10/2009 UTC) at Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada

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will pop this in the mail tomorrow bound for LazyDaisy0413 

Journal Entry 7 by LazyDaisy0413 from Cartier, Manitoba Canada on Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Received this from sharpquilter in the mail this morning. I'll read it as soon as I can and then pass it on. Thanks a lot for the book.