![]() ![]() ![]() When Dez's grandmother becomes too sick, Dez can't stay with her anymore. Together, the teens navigate the challenges of growing up Indigenous in the city-they're so close, they even completed their Berry Fast together. Miikwan (Anishinaabe) and Dez (Inninew) are best friends. Will Dez's community find her before it's too late? Will Miikwan be able to cope if they don't? Miikwan is devastated, and the wound of her missing mother resurfaces. With the threat of a group home looming, Dez can't bring herself to go home and disappears. However, when Dez's grandmother becomes too sick, Dez is told she can't stay with her anymore. Together, the teens navigate the challenges of growing up in an urban landscape- they're so close, they even completed their Berry Fast together. Tasha Spillett's graphic novel debut, Surviving the City, is a story about womanhood, friendship, colonialism, and the anguish of a missing loved one. ![]()
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