Turtle Island Voices 6: Close to Home

Close to Home is a realistic story about Laura, a Ktunaxa girl, who is placed in foster care.  Laura struggles but finds her way after she develops a relationship with Daren, the hermit down the street who was himself in foster care as a child. The story is told in a graphic format.  The book concludes with Reflecting on the Story and Turtle Island Circle, features that provide additional information and prompt reflection and extension.

The book has a Contents and is divided into chapters.  A variety of sentence types is used.  Narrative captions, speech and thought bubbles, and illustrations tell the story.

The vocabulary reflects the everyday speech of children.

This title is from the Turtle Island Voices series. Pique students’ interest in learning about Aboriginal peoples and cultures with exciting stories and information texts.