Die Pflegekinder Eli und Morgan leben fern ihrer Heimat, ohne Freund:innen und ohne Bezug zu ihren Wurzeln. Auf einem Dachboden entdecken sie das Tor zu dem geheimnisvollen Land Askí und treffen auf den Otter Ochek, der verzweifelt um das Überleben seines Dorfes kämpft. Die Abenteuer-Saga verknüpft komplexe Themen wie die Zerstörung der Umwelt mit der individuellen Suche nach der eigenen Identität in einer fremden Kultur.

Die Lesung findet auf Englisch mit einer deutschen Übersetzung statt.

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The Barren Grounds. The Misewa Saga, Book One

Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brought together in a foster home in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They each feel disconnected, from their culture and each other, and struggle to fit in at school and at their new home — until they find a secret place, walled off in an unfinished attic bedroom. A portal opens to another reality, Askí, bringing them onto frozen, barren grounds, where they meet Ochek (Fisher). The only hunter supporting his starving community, Misewa, Ochek welcomes the human children, teaching them traditional ways to survive. But as the need for food becomes desperate, they embark on a dangerous mission. Accompanied by Arik, a sassy Squirrel they catch stealing from the trapline, they try to save Misewa before the icy grip of winter freezes everything — including them.

The reading will be in English with a German translation.