Silver River Shadow

"The beginning is the moment before it all goes wrong..."

'An incredibly powerful read.' Jon Biddle, Year 5/6 teacher & English lead, Reading for Pleasure expert.

Chosen as an 'Impressive Indie Book of 2022' by the Independent Book Review. Finalist in the SPR Book Awards 2022.

Shortlisted for the Rubery Book Award 2023.

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Nobody ever tells Lizzie anything. Her mother's dead and her father's hiding in his work. So when she slips away into the Canadian wilderness with her friend Bobby to find out about her family, no one really notices.

The truths she uncovers about her great-grandparents' past are laced with dangerous secrets.

Nobody must be allowed to know what happened. And nobody wants to take the blame.

Based on a true story and a real, raw quest for truth, Silver River Shadow shines a light on a country's darkest secrets and the extraordinary people who worked to bring them to the world.

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The creation of the book has been overseen by Barney and Marion Lamm's daughter, Rochelle, and reviewed by Ojibway readers living in and connected to Grassy Narrows.

'I really enjoyed it, finding out about something so important. I loved the two main characters.' Tom Palmer, author of 'Resist', 'After the War'.

'Silver River Shadow is a thing of beauty, living up to the promise of the gorgeous front cover.' Erica Field, Teaching and Learning Advisor (KS2 -4)

'...I can imagine I would have been enthralled by the journey had I read it as a child. I can already think of children who will devour this in one sitting and then nag me for another.' L Rigby, Primary Librarian

'...it was brilliant. It was a thought-provoking book that made me aware of issues I had no idea about.' Joanne Lovell, Assistant Headteacher