Narnia meets traditional Indigenous stories of the sky and constellations in an epic middle grade fantasy series from award-winning author David Robertson.
DAVID A. ROBERTSON is the author of numerous books for young readers including Governor General's Literary Award winners On the Trapline and When We Were Alone. The Barren Grounds, Book 1 of The Misewa Saga series, was a Kirkus, NPR, and Quill & Quire best middle-grade book of 2020, as well as a USBBY and Texas Lone Star selection. The third book in the series, The Stone Child, was a 2023 co-winner of the McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award (Older Category). Winner of the Writers' Union of Canada's Freedom to Read Award, as well as the 2021 Globe and Mail Children's Storyteller of the Year recipient, Dave is a member of Norway House Cree Nation and currently lives in Winnipeg, Canada. For more information, visit his website- www.darobertson.ca and follow him on X- @DaveAlexRoberts.
A 2021 Governor General’s Literary Award for Young People's
Literature Nominee
One of Quill & Quire's Best Books of 2020
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the 21st Century
Recommended by booksellers on NPR's Code Switch
One of CBC Books' Best Middle-Grade and Young Adult Books of
2020
One of Canadian Children's Book News’ Best Books of 2020
A CBC Books Bestseller
PRAISE FOR The Barren Grounds:
"This middle-grade fantasy deftly and compellingly centers
Indigenous culture." —STARRED REVIEW, Kirkus Reviews
“[T]he treatment of Cree culture resonates, and the engaging
characters and folklore ensure readers will look forward to the
next installment.” —Publishers Weekly
“This is a book that is rich in its characterization, evocative in
its descriptions, and skillful in its weaving together of
traditions of the past and life in the present.” —CM Magazine
“Reminiscent of C.S. Lewis’s Narnia stories, this fantasy is very
much its own tale of ruptured Indigenous culture, of environmental
reciprocity and care.” —Toronto Star
“The Barren Grounds has a strong message about living with the
earth and not taking more than you need.” —Toronto Public
Library
"David A. Robertson has written such a fine, beautiful novel. He
manages to combine hard truths about our history with a Narnia-like
fantasy, sweeping us into the world of the story while opening our
hearts as well." —Susin Nielsen, author of We Are All Made of
Molecules and No Fixed Address
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