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Skene, Pat Lamondin

Lights Along the River

32 pp. | Orca | May, 2024 | Trade ISBN 9781459836518 $21.95 | Ebook ISBN 9781459836532 $17.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Sabrina Gendron. Lamondin (Métis) shares a nostalgic snapshot of her childhood on the Magnetawan River, focusing on the winter day when her town finally received electricity. As young Patsy and her household move through their daily routine, she reflects on the comforting, down-home rituals of their half-Métis, half-French extended kin and wonders if electricity will change anything. Luminous digital illustrations exude warmth and capture the homespun details of life in 1950s rural Canada. A closing author's note provides context for this portrait of times of change.
Reviewer: Summer Edward

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