No Time to Say Goodbye: Children's Stories of Kuper Island Residential School
No Time to Say Goodbye is a fictional account of five children sent to Kuper Island Residential School, based on the recollections of a number of Tsartlip First Nations people. The five are isolated on the small island and life becomes regimented by the strict school routine. In spite of the harsh realities of the residential school, however, the children rise above their pain and homesickness, finding adventure in escape, challenge in competition, and camaraderie with their fellow students.
Age Level: Middle Grade
Publisher: Sono Nis Press
Book Series: Far From Home: American Indian Residential Schools
9781550391213