Traplines
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Eden Robinson
In Traplines, Eden Robinson delivers a collection of gritty short stories about what it's like to grow up Indigenous in contemporary Canada. The book is divided into four long short stories, each with a powerful message and inspiring writing.
From the book
Our trucks rests by the roadside at an angle. Dad rolls the white marten in a gray canvas cover separate from the others. The marten is flawless, which is rare in these parts. I put my animals beside his and cover them. We get in the truck. Dad turns the radio on and country twang fills the cab. We smell like sweat and oil and pine. Dad hums. I stare out the window. Mrs. Smythe would say the trees here are like the ones on Christmas postcards, tall and older trees snap and fall on the power lines.
From Traplines by Eden Robinson ©1996. Published by Vintage Canada.