Stolen Words by Madelanie Florance (grades 1-3)

Melanie Florence is an author of Cree and Scottish heritage who writes about the experiences that her grandfather went through at one of Canada's most infamous residential schools. Her relationship with her grandfather sparked her interest in writing about issues affecting Indigenous people. She loves writing books for both children and young adults, and one of her most famous children's books is "Stolen Words". It won The Children's Book Review's Best Picture Books of 2017, Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award 2018, and many more. This story shows the pain that Indigenous people had to go through when their culture and language was taken away from them and how that agony got passed on to the next generation. This is a sensitive and warm book that is perfect for exploring how the residential school system can separate Indigenous families.