Shirley: une histoire de pensionnat indien
Shirley is only five years old when she is taken away by the Indian agent to live at a residential school. She loves learning, but she is not there by choice. From the first day walking up the long, lonely stone steps of the school building, life is hard and full of rules. Separated from her brothers and sisters, she is truly on her own. 

Shirley is very brave, but there is no one she loves to hold her at night when she is afraid. No one to tuck her in and comfort her. Shirley keeps going despite the sadness. She makes friends and has adventures. And most of all, she looks ahead to summertime, when she will be able to return to her family and the happiness of home.

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Shirley: une histoire de pensionnat indien
Shirley is only five years old when she is taken away by the Indian agent to live at a residential school. She loves learning, but she is not there by choice. From the first day walking up the long, lonely stone steps of the school building, life is hard and full of rules. Separated from her brothers and sisters, she is truly on her own. 

Shirley is very brave, but there is no one she loves to hold her at night when she is afraid. No one to tuck her in and comfort her. Shirley keeps going despite the sadness. She makes friends and has adventures. And most of all, she looks ahead to summertime, when she will be able to return to her family and the happiness of home.

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Shirley: une histoire de pensionnat indien

Shirley: une histoire de pensionnat indien

Shirley: une histoire de pensionnat indien

Shirley: une histoire de pensionnat indien

Overview

Shirley is only five years old when she is taken away by the Indian agent to live at a residential school. She loves learning, but she is not there by choice. From the first day walking up the long, lonely stone steps of the school building, life is hard and full of rules. Separated from her brothers and sisters, she is truly on her own. 

Shirley is very brave, but there is no one she loves to hold her at night when she is afraid. No one to tuck her in and comfort her. Shirley keeps going despite the sadness. She makes friends and has adventures. And most of all, she looks ahead to summertime, when she will be able to return to her family and the happiness of home.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781772604566
Publisher: Second Story Press
Publication date: 02/10/2026
Pages: 70
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.20(d)
Language: French
Age Range: 9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Joanne Robertson is Anishinaabe kwe and a member of Atikameksheng Anishnawbek. She is a graduate of Algoma University and Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig. Joanne is the author and illustrator of The Water Walker and Shirley: An Indian Residential School Story. She lives north of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

Shirley (Fletcher) Horn a été cheffe pendant six ans du Première Nation crie de Missanabie, et chancelière à l’Université Algoma. Elle est allée aux pensionnats indiens de St. John’s et de Shingwauk et à co-créer la Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association. Elle habite à Sault Ste. Marie, en Ontario.

Joanne Robertson is Anishinaabe kwe and a member of Atikameksheng Anishnawbek. She is a graduate of Algoma University and Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig. Joanne is the author and illustrator of The Water Walker and Shirley: An Indian Residential School Story. She lives north of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

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