When Nellie Winters was 11 years old, she was sent to attend the Nain Boarding School, a residential school 400 kilometres from her home. In this memoir, she recalls life before residential school, her experiences at the school, and what it was like to come home.
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ISBN:9781774502075 (paperback)
Physical Description:52 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm print
Home in Okak Bay -- Fishing out to cut throat -- Going away to school -- The boarding school -- Mealtimes -- Strict rules -- Working -- Playtime -- Running away -- We'd talk home -- Going home in spring.