Book Recommendations & Learning Resources

At Chapters4Change, we believe growth begins with courageous learning and reconciliation begins with listening. Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask (Young Readers Edition)  by Ojibwe author, educator, and scholar Anton Treuer  offers young readers a powerful entry point into both. Written in a clear, accessible question-and-answer format, this book invites young people to engage honestly with questions many are curious about but unsure how, or w

In honour of Black History Month, here are a few book recommendations with educational resources for elementary level and high school level students! Just click and explore!   E lementary Level Books with Educational Resources   I Am Enough by Grace Byers Don’t Touch My Hair!   by Sharee Miller   One Love  by Cedella Marley based off of the iconic song by her father, the late Bob Marley   A Good Kind of Trouble by   Lisa Moore Ramee   Beautiful You , Beautiful Me  by Tasha S

Chapters4Change was founded on July 27, 2021. The very first book we featured on our website, and a huge inspiration for the creation of Chapters4Change, was Layla F. Saad's ' me and white supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor '. As we wrap up our book recommendations for year one, we feel it not only fitting, but also necessary to feature Layla F. Saad's ' me and white supremacy: Young Readers’ Edition’. This amazing book provides young peopl

We are honoured to feature and share with you Tasha Spillett-Sumner's graphic novel, Surviving the City (Vol. 2: From the Roots Up). In this sequel to Tasha Spillett’s graphic novel ‘Surviving the City’, the friendship and story of the lives of Dez and Miikwan continue. Dez is navigating through life as she grieves the passing of her grandmother, struggles to adapt to her group home, and learns to fully embrace her identity as a Two-Spirit person. Miikwan is also navigating t

We are honoured to feature and share with you Tasha Spillett-Sumner's graphic novel debut, Surviving the City (Vol. 1: Book 1 of 2), winner of the Indigenous Voices Award , alternate format and an In The Margins Top Fiction Novel for 2020 . In the story, best friends Miikwan (who is Anishinaabe) and Dez (who is Inninew) navigate through life as teenagers within an urban setting. Both deal with friendship, loss, and trauma. The story highlights the themes of womanhood and col

We are thrilled to feature Angeline Boulley's 'Firekeeper's Daughter'. The book follows Daunis Fontaine, an eighteen-year-old who has always struggled to find her place and identity within her family, hometown, and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. The book takes us on a journey of cultural education mixed with mystery and suspense as Daunis puts her dreams of college on hold to join the FBI. She uses her knowledge of chemistry and Ojibwe traditional medicine to track down th

We are thrilled to feature Sharon G. Flake’s The Life I’m In, sister novel (book 2 of 2) to Flake's award-winning debut novel, The Skin I’m In (book 1 of 2) . In The Skin I'm In , we saw into the life of Maleeka Madison, a seventh grader who was ridiculed and teased by Char and others because of her dark skin colour. Many readers were left at the end of The Skin I’m In wondering what happened to Char. Anyone who has watched a friend, relative, or even acquaintance suffer thro

Topics: Bullying, Insecurity, Self-Esteem, Support, Role Models, Friendship, Self-Expression, & Self-Acceptance. We are thrilled to feature Sharon G. Flake’s award-winning debut novel, The Skin I’m In , book 1 of 2 (Its sister novel, The Life I’m In , is also featured on our site). In this book, we meet seventh-grader Maleeka Madison who is taunted by the students in her class because of her homemade clothes and good grades, but mostly because of her dark skin. When Maleeka

A Face for Picasso: Coming of Age with Crouzon Syndrome This is a raw and honest read exposing the impacts of society’s obsession with the idea of beauty and the unrealistic expectations it puts on individuals to try to reach ‘the golden ratio’. Ariel Henley's personal story of living with Crouzon syndrome (a craniofacial condition where the bones in the head fuse together too early, inhibiting the growth of the bones) with her twin sister Zan, shines a light on the harmfulne

We are excited to feature Swampy Cree author, graphic novelist, and public speaker David A. Robertson's ' The Barren Grounds: Book One of the Misewa Saga '. Young readers will get pulled into the life experiences of Morgan and Eli, two Winnipeg Manitoba Indigenous children who were taken from their families and put into the foster-care system. When the two children find a secret place in the attic of their foster home, they find a portal to a place where they begin to reconne