A review by afro8921
When I Was Eight by Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, Christy Jordan-Fenton

5.0

Olemaun is a young Inuit girl who longs to learn to read like her big sister. Her father resist taking her to school until she wears him down. At her new school she receives a new name and a haircut. While she still longs to read, her chores and the treatment she receives at the hands of her classmates and the nun teacher blunts her zeal for words. Olemaun must harness the strength and tenacity that got her into to school to master the English language. This is a wonderful book that highlights the difficulties experienced by some Inuit students immigrating to American schools. Great book for discussing cultural differences.