Bibliograph

Borders, illustrations by Natasha Donovan ; story by Thomas King

Type

Label

Borders, illustrations by Natasha Donovan ; story by Thomas King

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Borders

Nature of contents

comics graphic novels

Responsibility statement

illustrations by Natasha Donovan ; story by Thomas King

Summary

On a trip to visit his older sister, who has moved away from the family home on the reserve to Salt Lake City, a young boy and his mother are posed a simple question with a not-so-simple answer. Are you Canadian, the border guards ask, or American? "Blackfoot." And when border guards will not accept their citizenship, mother and son wind up trapped in an all-too-real limbo between nations that do not recognize who they are. A powerful graphic-novel adaptation of one of Thomas King's most celebrated short stories, Borders explores themes of identity and belonging, and is a poignant depiction of the significance of a nation's physical borders from an Indigenous perspective. This timeless story is brought to vibrant, piercing life by the singular vision of artist Natasha Donovan

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification