Sugar Falls

Sugar Falls is a powerful graphic novel that recounts the horror Indigenous children experienced in residential schools. Based on the true story of Betty Ross, an elder from Cross Lake First Nation, Sugar Falls tells the story of Betsy who, at eight years old, was sent to residential school. While there, she is abused and suffers, but the words her father told her keeps her spirit and her hope alive.

Sugar Falls is for readers ages 14 and up.

David A. Robertson is an author andgraphic novelist based in Winnipeg. He has written several books in many genres, includingthe graphic novelsWill I See?andSugar Falls, thepicture bookWhen We Were Alone,the YA Reckoner series andthe memoirBlack Water.

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