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Secret Path
by Gord Downie
Chanie Wenjack was a real Indigenous boy who died in 1966 trying to make his way home after escaping from one of the residential schools where he might have been raped and abused, like so many other Indigenous children torn from his family. He didn't know that his home was 400 miles away, and sadly died of exposure within two days.
This is my second time reading a book about Chanie, [b:Wenjack|30079906|Wenjack|Joseph Boyden|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1469406055s/30079906.jpg|50500001] being the first. It was just as upsetting the second time and will continue to be every time I hear stories like this.
The artwork is absolutely stunning, very beautifully coloured. The song lyrics that accompany them are disturbing and sad, as they should be. I like that there is no dialogue and that the story is told by art and lyrics alone. If you want a bit more depth than what it gives in the synopsis on the back (which tells the whole story) I would recommend reading Wenjack first.
This is my second time reading a book about Chanie, [b:Wenjack|30079906|Wenjack|Joseph Boyden|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1469406055s/30079906.jpg|50500001] being the first. It was just as upsetting the second time and will continue to be every time I hear stories like this.
The artwork is absolutely stunning, very beautifully coloured. The song lyrics that accompany them are disturbing and sad, as they should be. I like that there is no dialogue and that the story is told by art and lyrics alone. If you want a bit more depth than what it gives in the synopsis on the back (which tells the whole story) I would recommend reading Wenjack first.