{"product_id":"rabbit-chase-hardcover","title":"Rabbit Chase - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Lapensée\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKc Oster\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eAarin Dokum\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnishinaabe culture and storytelling meet \u003ci\u003eAlice in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e in this coming-of-age graphic novel that explores Indigenous and gender issues through a fresh yet familiar looking glass. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAimée, a non-binary Anishinaabe middle-schooler, is on a class trip to offer gifts to Paayehnsag, the water spirits known to protect the land. While stories are told about the water spirits and the threat of the land being taken over for development, Aimée zones out, distracting themselves from the bullying and isolation they've experienced since expressing their non-binary identity. When Aimée accidentally wanders off, they are transported to an alternate dimension populated by traditional Anishinaabe figures in a story inspired by \u003ci\u003eAlice in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo gain the way back home, Aimée is called on to help Trickster by hunting down dark water spirits with guidance from Paayehnsag. On their journey, Aimée faces off with the land-grabbing Queen and her robotic guards and fights the dark water spirits against increasingly stacked odds. Illustrated by KC Oster with a modern take on their own Ojibwe style and cultural representation, \u003ci\u003eRabbit Chase\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of self-discovery, community, and finding one's place in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eELIZABETH LaPENSÉE\u003c\/b\u003e (Anishinaabe, Métis, and Irish) is an award-winning Anishinaabe, Métis, and Irish writer and illustrator whose work appears in \u003cem\u003eMoonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collection\u003c\/em\u003e series, \u003cem\u003eDeer Woman: An Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKC OSTER\u003c\/b\u003e (he\/she\/they) is an Ojibwe-Anishinaabe comic artist and illustrator. They live in the Rainy River District of Northwestern Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAarin Migiziins (Little Eagle) Dokum\u003c\/strong\u003e ndizhinikaas, Wiikwemkoosing, Wiikwemkoong ndo njibaa. (My name is Aarin Dokum and my Nishinaabe noozwin\/Anishinaabe name is Migiziins. I am from Wikwemkoosing, Wikwemikong Ontario, Canada.) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAarin was raised by his fluent Nishinaabemwin speaking family and community. He left home at an early age to live in Moosonee, Ontario, Canada and spent three years as a restaurant cook in an isolated Cree community. After a short return home to Wikwemikong, he moved to Lansing, Michigan where he has been living ever since. He shares Anishinaabemwin as a language consultant through Nokomis Cultural Heritage Center. He is grateful for fluent elders and active givers of what he considers the most important part of any culture--language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 10.08 x 7.09 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 05, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47526477627613,"sku":"9781773216201","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/dTQ2enZoZFQ3QklBMDc1QStabnkxUT09.webp?v=1772356290","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/rabbit-chase-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}