The Barren Grounds
By: David A. Roberston
Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy
This is a fantastic fantasy read for middle-grade ages and up. Two foster children from Winnipeg, Manitoba discover a portal to another reality. In the community of Misewa, the children meet a group of animals who walk, dress and talk like humans. Morgan and Eli join the animals on an adventure to save their starving community. Along the way the children learn traditions from their Indigenous backgrounds and form relationships they didn't think were possible. The Barren Grounds is the 1st book in the Misewa saga.
Come see our Indigenous display in Art Alley (behind River Bookshop) September 30th.
Written By: Bookseller Cindy