David A. Robertson, author portrait
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David A. Robertson

DAVID A. ROBERTSON is the author of numerous books for young readers including Governor General’s Literary Award winners On the Trapline and When We Were Alone. The Barren Grounds, Book 1 of The Misewa Saga series, was a Kirkus, NPR, and Quill & Quire best middle-grade book of 2020, as well as a USBBY and Texas Lone Star selection. Winner of the Writers’ Union of Canada’s Freedom to Read Award, as well as the 2021 Globe and Mail Children’s Storyteller of the Year recipient, Dave is a member of Norway House Cree Nation and currently lives in Winnipeg, Canada. For more information, visit his website: www.darobertson.ca and follow him on X: @DaveAlexRoberts.
The World's End
Little Shoes
The Sleeping Giant
The Portal Keeper
The Stone Child
The Song That Called Them Home
The Great Bear
The Barren Grounds
On the Trapline

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Books

The World's End
Little Shoes
The Sleeping Giant
The Portal Keeper
The Stone Child
The Song That Called Them Home
The Great Bear
The Barren Grounds
On the Trapline

Events

Fri May 16 | 06:00 PM
Library and Archives Canada
395 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0J1
Google Map

Thu May 22 | 07:00 PM
McNally Robinson - Grant Park in the Atrium
4000-1120 Grant Ave
Winnipeg, MB R3M 2A6
Google Map

Fri Jun 20
deCoste Culture Hub
99 Water St,
Pictou, NS B0K 1H0
Google Map

Thu Aug 14
Rockwood Centre
5511 Shorncliffe Avenue
Sechelt, BC V0N 3A7
Google Map

Fri Oct 03
Gaelic College
51779 Cabot Trail
St. Ann's, NS B0E 1B0
Google Map

Sat Nov 01
BOOKMARK (HALIFAX)
5686 SPRING GARDEN ROAD
HALIFAX, NS B3J 1H5
Google Map

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