The Marrow Thieves
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Frenchie's Coming-To Story The Fire Story: Part 1 Magic Words Haunted in the Bush A Plague of Madness The Four Winds Wab's Coming-To Story Story: Part 2 Back into the Woods Miigwans' Coming-To Story Finding Direction The Potential of Change The Other Indians The Way It All Changed The Long Stumble Rogarou Comes Hunting On the Road Found The Miracle of Minerva Loss The Circle Word Arrives in Black Lost and Found and Lost Kiiwen Locks Mean Nothing to Ghosts
Themes
All Themes Cyclical Histories, Language, and Indigenous Oppression Family and Coming of Age Humans and Nature Trauma, Identity, and Pride
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Characters
All Characters Frenchie Miig Wab Minerva RiRi Rose Dad Travis Isaac Chi-Boy Tree Zheegwon Slopper Clarence Derrick Wab's Mother Lincoln
Terms
All Terms Anishnaabe Métis
Symbols
All Symbols Braids Residential Schools
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allegory Flashbacks Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Idioms Imagery Metaphors Mood Setting Similes Style Tone
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