Looks Like Daylight
by Deborah Ellis
253 pages, Hardcover $15.95
Groundwood Books / House of Anansi
Looks Like Daylight is a very interesting book because it gives readers a glimpse into the world of First Nations young people. The author interviewed youth in Canada and the United States between the ages of 11 and 18 and asked for their perspective and thoughts regarding how they see the world. The stories range from heartbreak to hope for the future.
Here's an excerpt: "My mother says there is no way to make up for the crimes of the past. There's only forward (Cohen, 14).
The book includes some unusual photographs of some of the kids who wrote their stories. It also includes quotes from chiefs past and present.
Sun Bear, Chippewa, is quoted as saying "I do not think the measure of a civilization is how tall its buildings of concrete are but rather how well its people have learned to relate to their environment and their fellow humans."
Deborah Ellis did a great job interviewing the kids. And she gives the royalties from this book to the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada.
This book is available through your local bookstore or http://www.amazon.com
