Mary Beth LeatherdaleRezensionen

Terry Fox is a Canadian LEGEND. If you haven't heard of him, man are you missing out on a truly incredible story! This man was tremendously brave during a brutal fight against cancer. Even with his leg amputated due to his cancer, he ran a giant Marathon of Hope and inspired a nation, and the world.

But, this story talks about the boy himself! How Terry had a great friend named Doug and how he got to that point. The story emphasizes working hard, courage, bravery and the true power of friendship. Doug works with Terry to help him train and is there for him throughout his struggles. Terry never gives up and neither does Doug.

Doug is barely mentioned in the Terry Fox tale. It's nice to see Terry's best friend who stuck by his side and took a year off to do the Marathon of Hope with him get his glory. Around strong people, there are always a group of other strong individuals helping them along the way.

The art style is cartoon-y and colourful. It has a soft and brush-y feel, yet feels like it fits with the story.

I am blown away by this book. It is honestly one of my favourites! I love Terry Fox's story, especially since I've been hearing it since I was a little kid. Terry Fox and his tale is one of the major events that has happened in Canada that shaped us as a nation. Having a children's book explain this tale, in a way that strongly expresses friendship, is welcome! I wish I would have had a story like this instead of the lectures we got about Terry Fox back in my grade school years.

Five out of five stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House Canada for sending me a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.

I checked this book out of the children's part of my town's library. Where were books like this, when i was buying books for my children (in Canada) for my grandchildren (in the US)??? This is a stunning book for ME AT 71.
Better late than never?

This is a love letter to indigenous women from indigenous women, and it is a powerful statement. Trauma, hope, voices speaking out.

#NotYourPrincess is a collection of essays, artwork, poetry, quotes, photographs, interviews, and graphic texts. All of the contributors are Indigenous women representing many different tribes. Lisa Charleyboy introduces the book by saying, “This book...gave me the space to not only write a love letter to all young Indigenous women trying to find their way but also to help dispel those stereotypes so we can collectively move forward to a brighter future for all” (pg. 9). The contributors address trauma, stereotypes, and invisibility, while at the same time also focusing on the strength of family, tradition, and activism.

This collection is not only for Indigenous women. Reading it will provide a window into the lives of Indigenous women and help to bring about a better understanding of the lives they live.

The OKCTE website lists movies, poems, songs, and other books that are related to the voices in #NotYourPrincess.
http://www.okcte.org/notyourprincess.html

teen/adult nonfiction, #ownvoices (indigenous cultures of North America).
The concept is good, I just don't care to read poetry/art/partial stories.

Each piece in here is worth reading. Many of them got me in the gut, and made me gasp. It's amazing how much feeling is packed into each short piece, whether it's a poem, a picture, an essay, a comic strip, or a quote.

There isn't much cohesion to the anthology, but that's okay. I really liked the diversity, both in terms of the medium of the piece as well as the tribal affiliations of the creators.

Review copy courtesy of the publisher via NetGalley.

I feel everything in this book. I grew up around Native American women that told me stories about going to reservation schools and being taken from their homes. Stories about how they were forced to learn the "white" man's way. As a mother of a Native American daughter I feel this book. The pictures are amazing and the words are true. This is a great book for young girls to read whether Native American or not. There is hope in these stories and poems.

I've been trying to expand the points of view in my high school library. I just want our small town kids to be aware that the world is a big place and there are so many, many amazing people out there. This book is filled with illustrations, poems, prose, photos, and comics from American Indian women remembering, and telling their stories.

A collection of Native American printed media, including short essays, powerful poems, and art. 10/10

You must read this.

I loved several pieces of this, but it left me wanting more. I think it's probably a good fit for teen readers, because it's easy to jump around the book from poem to art to quote to design. I just wanted a little more background on the women who contributed, because the various pieces were so interesting but in some cases really brief. Will definitely bring on summer reading visits.

There is a Table of Contents at the beginning of the book and on 2 pages is a brief timeline from 1670-1914 of boat refugees. There are 5 chapters in the book that is dedicated to a different person and their refugee story. Each chapter has how old the person was, where they were leaving, why they were leaving, and where they hope to go. Each chapter includes quotes from the people and what ultimaentaly happened to them, and statistics on what happened toe the boat. There are maps for each chapter photographs of some of the people, drawlings of some of what was happening in the book, and photographs of buildings and ships. At the end is 2 more pages that have the boat refugee timeline from 1939 to 2016, as well as resources used.

The format left something to be desired, but the content was excellent. I only wish there was more of it in there!

Very moving. The voices of Native American women in this collection are at times angry, sometimes passionate, but always strong.

Important.

What an amazing, profound, eye-opening, thoughtful, heartbreaking book. Poetry, essays, and art are all used to explain, to show, to describe the Indigenous Woman experience. And it's done beautifully and intensely.

All the content describes a life that is so far removed from my own that I find it hard to wrap my head around. I reread several of the pages a couple times to really be able to absorb the message. And the overriding message to me is how marginalized Indigenous women feel and how harshly they've been treated and how they're trying to overcome the white patriarchal societal mores and reconnect with their culture and their history.

This is a book all women should read. Each of us will connect to one of the life stories in some way.

Read for the #readharderchallenge YA nonfiction and I'm so glad I did. This book is why I continue to participate in the read harder challenge - I never would have found it on my own.

In a poetic manner this book shares the struggles Native Americans endure.

Lots of people received this as an ARC and the formatting was absolutely bizarre. To those people I say: find a copy of this, because the finished product is gorgeous.

This is a very feminist anthology of poems, art, photography, interviews and everything else by Native women, for young native women (or femmes, or boys, or however anyone identifies). It's split up into four sections: The Ties That Bind Us, It Could Have Been Me, I am Not Your Princess and Pathfinders.

I liked lots of different parts from lots of different sections but I loved Chief Lady Bird’s art, right beside Gwen Benaway’s poetry. Benaway is a trans Anishnaabe poet who writes about bodies and bodies of water and her poetry is easy to read despite how heavy the content can sometimes be. Chief Lady Bird is also Anishnaabe and I just love her use of bold, vivid colours. She works so much and produces so many beautiful pieces, check her art out on Twitter if you like. c:

This just felt like a really authentic, genuine collection and I'm so glad it exists.

This book is a collection of art from different artists indigenous to North America. It has wide variety of native nations represented from all over the continent. It also has a wide variety of art represented from dancers and singers to poets and chefs. It was a great way to familiarize myself with contemporary native culture. The book is geared towards a middle grade or young adult audience, but it did not seem "dumbed" down for that age group. It does not shy away from the hard parts such as residential schools and addiction but it also represents the beauty of the culture and how culture and art can save people.

#NotyourPrincess is an incredible collection of indigenous voices from across North America. It starts to answer the question what it means to be an indigenous woman today. The collection includes artwork, poetry, essays, photographs, comics, and interviews. I particularly enjoyed how the It is absolutely a powerful collection of voices from many tribes, and speaks to beauty, identity, power, gender and culture. Highly recommended for all teen collections.

A quick read with lots of history and personal stories of leaving home included. Each chapter focuses on an immigrant from a different time & place. The story contextualizes the persons choice, gives a quote about that person's experience, and does a what happened next.
This book would be a great teaching tool and provide insight into the plight and drive of refugees.

The intergenerational trauma experienced by Canadian Indigenous women and girls, stemming from Canada’s colonial legacy, is exposed through compelling poems, stories and illustrations. Not your Princess is filled with the powerful voices of contemporary Indigenous women and girls courageously sharing their stories of growing up amid violence and abuse in a country that attempted to eradicate their culture. While the lack of a cultural identity is a reoccurring theme, for many of the contributors, the power and catharsis of sharing the truth of their experiences is a step towards “rematriating” – taking back the female Indigenous identity.½

#NotYourPrincess is a beautiful collection of stories, poems, and artwork that honor and celebrate Indigenous women and their legacy. This collection tackles a lot of issues that indigenous women face- the shame that is forced on these women, the disrespect and dismissal of their history, and the legacy of pain inherited through generations. But we also see these women unburdening themselves - we see them reclaiming their rich history and begin the process of healing and renewing their sense of self. They challenge western beauty standards and the harmful Indian Maiden controlling images that erases their existence in the present, limiting their sociopolitical and economic power. Some of my favorite pieces in the collection were “Reclaiming Indigenous Women’s Rights” by Nahanni Fontaine, ,Resilient by Sierra Edd, Tagé Cho by Lianne Marie Charlie, “Leaks” by Leanne Simpson, and “We are Not a Costume” by Jessica Deer. This was a really great celebration of Indigenous women and their rich and varied history.

I received a copy of the books from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

An excellent (although a bit of a thrown together) collection of art, poetry and testimonials from Native American Women.

Other than the hasty style of formatting and the # in the title, I loved this book. I felt that having # in the title indicated that the subject was something 'trendy' and one that the importance of would have an expiration date. Which it is not, and does not.

The content outweighs the packaging. Heartbreaking, inspiring, honest, and beautiful.


*eARC Netgalley*