The Barren Grounds: The Misewa Saga

"Here’s the perfect seasonal read for curling up at home with the kids. We’re talking about a wintry portal story with echoes of Narnia’s charm but fully grounded in Indigenous belief systems. The Barren Grounds: The Misewa Saga (Book 1) kicks off a middle grade series by David A. Robertson, who’s a member of the Norway House Cree Nation. Young readers will join his heroes Morgan and Eli – in the company of the otherworldly Ochek and a sassy Squirrel named Arik – as they struggle to save themselves and the village of Misewa from an icy fate. (For ages 10 to 13)"