![]() ![]() Complemented by archival photos from Margaret Pokiak-Fenton's collection and striking artworks from Liz Amini-Holmes, this inspiring first-person account of a plucky girl's determination to confront her tormentor will linger with young readers. Although a sympathetic nun stands up for Margaret, in the end it is this brave young girl who gives the Raven a lesson in the power of human dignity. As anybody familiar with Canadian history can guess, school is not the place she imagined. As a child, author Margaret Pokiak-Fenton begged her father for permission to attend a church-run, residential school. ![]() In the face of such cruelty, Margaret refuses to be intimidated and bravely gets rid of the stockings. Fatty Legs tells a story of bullying, bravery and resilience. In an instant Margaret is the laughingstock of the entire school. The beloved story of an Inuvialuit girl standing. Intending to humiliate her, the heartless Raven gives gray stockings to all the girls - all except Margaret, who gets red ones. Read Fatty Legs (10th anniversary edition) by Margaret-Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton available from Rakuten Kobo. She immediately dislikes the strong-willed young Margaret. At school Margaret soon encounters the Raven, a black-cloaked nun with a hooked nose and bony fingers that resemble claws. Eight-year-old Margaret Pokiak has set her sights on learning to read, even though it means leaving her village in the high Arctic.įaced with unceasing pressure, her father finally agrees to let her make the five-day journey to attend school, but he warns Margaret of the terrors of residential schools. ![]()
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