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Carry on : Poetry By Young Immigrants

Follett Number: 1746KNX
Audience: Middle School
Publisher: Owlkids Books Inc., 2021
Format: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cm
ISBN-13: 978-1-77147-416-0
ISBN-10: 1-77147-416-5
Dewey: 811
Classifications: Nonfiction

Subjects:

Emigration and Immigration Poetry

Immigrant Students Quebec (Province) Montreal Poetry

Immigrants' Writings, Canadian Quebec (Province) Montreal

Poetry

School Verse, Canadian Quebec (Province) Montreal

Translation of: Bagages, mon histoire. The award-winning illustrator of The Big Monster Who Loved Reading Too Much presents an #OwnVoices collection that pairs expressive portraits with poems by immigrant newcomers to Canada who reflect on the experiences of leaving behind loved ones and adapting to a new culture.

From the publisher:
A moving #OwnVoices poetry collection written by young newcomers to Canada Carry On began in a high school in Outremont, Quebec, where author and poet Simon Boulerice conducted creative-writing workshops for young newcomers to Canada. As the students began writing, their poems gave voice to their reflections on leaving family, friends, and countries of origin to make new homes and connections in their new home, Canada. Paired with expressive portraits by award-winning artist Roge, each young writer reflects on the experience of leaving one home for another. The collection of poems express feelings of anxiety, sorrow, anticipation, gratitude, and hope for the future. With thoughtful verse and evocative illustrations, Carry On is a tribute to human resilience, the voices of newcomers, and creating empathy for all those who wonder about their place in the world.

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