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OriginsSome of Cherie Dimaline reasons why she wrote the book:

Dimaline thought of this idea because she wanted to talk about difficult history matters. The example she uses is genocide. This theme is within the book and genocide is a real thing that has happen to the Indigenous people in the past. Dimaline wanted people to come away saying “I would never let that happen again”

Dimaline wanted to reach out to the non-Indigenous and to Indigenous readers at an age where they could understand the themes that were told within the book. That is why this book is for young adults.

Dimaline wanted people to know that everyone needs to respect different people’s stories. That is why some of her chapter headers within the book have Ex Frenchie's Coming-to Story on page one of the book because there are many different stories within the non-Indigenous and Indigenous cultures that should be respected.