A review by h_banana_books49
They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School by Bev Sellars

3.0

This was such an interesting book to read! I learned so many new things about residential schools and the effects it has on people after they leave. I also really enjoyed that it was based in BC and Canada as it made it more real and personal for me. This was definitely a truly heartbreaking book to read as it's a true story and full of truly awful treatment of Aboriginal people. I was horrified and sad throughout the book and almost all my annotations are red or blue.

The only reason why I'm giving this book a 3/5 stars is because it's just not really my kind of book. I had a bit of a hard time getting myself to read it because I would always want to read my other book that I have on the go. That's obviously nothing against the book, just my personal preferences.