![]() ![]() ![]() All the clothes had the number 75 written in black marker at the back of the neck, or on the tags at the back of the skirts. I put the things that were on the bed into the locker. There was a pile of stuff on the bed and there were lockers right across from the beds and that one was to be mine. I was directed to the first row and to a bed that was the third from the end. ![]() The floor had smeared green tiles going one way, and the next row another way. There were metal night tables between the beds, of the same colour. Light green curved metal head frames with three metal bars in between, and the same-coloured curved foot frames. And maybe, just maybe there will be hope at the end of the tunnel.ĭrawing from her own experiences at residential school, Ruby Slipperjack creates a brave, yet heartbreaking heroine in Violet, and lets young readers glimpse into an all-too important chapter in our nation's history. Her notebook is the one place she can record all of her worries, and heartbreaks, and memories. ![]()
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