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Fatty Legs : a True Story : Mini Classroom Reading Set by Janet Wilson; Victor Lethbridge; Christy Jordan-Fenton; Margaret Pokiak-Fenton; Deborah Yawney; Leo Fox is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Eight-year-old Margaret Pokiak has set her sights on learning to read, even though it means leaving her village in the high Arctic. Faced with unceasing pressure, her father finally agrees to let her make the five-day journey to attend school, but he warns Margaret of the terrors of residential schools. At school Margaret soon encounters the Raven, a black-cloaked nun with a hooked nose and bony fingers that resemble claws. She immediately dislikes the strong-willed young Margaret. Intending to humiliate her, the heartless Raven gives gray stockings to all the girls — all except Margaret, who gets red ones. In an instant Margaret is the laughingstock of the entire school. In the face of such cruelty, Margaret refuses to be intimidated and bravely gets rid of the stockings. Although a sympathetic nun stands up for Margaret, in the end it is this brave young girl who gives the Raven a lesson in the power of human dignity. Complemented by archival photos from Margaret Pokiak-Fenton's collection and striking artworks from Liz Amini-Holmes, this inspiring first-person account of a plucky girl's determination to confront her tormentor will linger with young readers.

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Author

Janet Wilson; Victor Lethbridge; Christy Jordan-Fenton; Margaret Pokiak-Fenton; Deborah Yawney; Leo Fox

Publisher

Annick Press, Limited

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781926920306

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Memoir

Rating

3.86 / 5 (750 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13