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Luke knows his I´nupiaq name is full of sounds white people can't say. He knows he'll have to leave it behind when he and his brothers are sent to boarding school hundreds of miles from their Arctic village. At Sacred Heart School things are different. Instead of family, there are students--Eskimo, Indian, White--who line up on different sides of the cafeteria like there's some kind of war going on. And instead of comforting words like tutu and maktak , there's English. Speaking I´nupiaq--or any native language--is forbidden. And Father Mullen, whose fury is like a force of nature, is ready to slap down those who disobey. Luke struggles to survive at Sacred Heart. But he's not the only one. There's smart-aleck Amiq, a daring leader--if he doesn't self destruct; Chickie, blond and freckled, a different kind of outsider; and small quiet Junior, noticing everything and writing it all down. Each has their own story to tell. But once their separate stories come together, things at Sacred Heart School--and in the wider world--will never be the same.Product Identifiers
PublisherAmazon Publishing
ISBN-101477816291
ISBN-139781477816295
eBay Product ID (ePID)9081578759
Product Key Features
TopicSocial Themes / Bullying, Historical / United States / 21st Century, People & Places / General, Social Themes / Dating & Relationships, School & Education, General, People & Places / United States / Native American, People & Places / United States / General
Intended AudienceYoung Adults, Young Adult Audience
Book TitleMy Name Is Not Easy
LanguageEnglish
AuthorDebby Dahl Edwardson
FormatTrade Paperback
Publication Year2013
GenreYoung Adult Fiction, Juvenile Fiction