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Gr 4-7 Jessye loves living with Nana, her father's mother who teaches her the chants and songs she needs to know to understand her Maori heritage. She also likes her life with her flighty, city-dwelling non-Maori motheruntil her mom finds a new boyfriend and begins to drink too much, leaving Jessye trapped in the complicated role of caregiver. While navigating the rocky and sometimes mysterious relationship between her moth...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Jessye lives with her grandmother in a traditional Maori community, but periodically her flaky mother comes to whisk her off ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More