Michel Noel is the author of several award-winning books for young people, including La ligne de trappe, which won the Governor General's Award and the Prix Alvine Belisle for the best children's book published in Quebec. Because his father worked for an international paper company, Michel grew up in the logging camps of northern Quebec, living alongside the Algonquian of Lac Rapide, Lac Victoria and Maniwaki. He now lives in Quebec City.

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SHELLEY TANAKA is an award-winning author, translator and editor. She has written more than twenty books for children and young adults, winning the Orbis Pictus Award, the Mr. Christie’s Book Award, the Science in Society Book Award and the Information Book Award, and she has twice been nominated for the Deutsche Jugendliteraturpreis. Other honors include Texas Blue Bonnet runner-up, School Library Journal Best Books, ALA Notables and IRA Young Adults’ Choice. Her translation of Michel Noel’s Good for Nothing won the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People and was on the IBBY Honor List (Commended). Shelley teaches at Vermont College of Fine Arts, in the MFA Program in Writing for Children and Young Adults. She lives in Kingston, Ontario.

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• Commended, IBBY Honor List
• Commended, CCBC Our Choice
• Winner, Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People
• Short-listed, McNally Robinson Aboriginal Book of the Year Award

[Michel Noel] has crafted a story of pain and triumph, with both universal appeal and cultural authenticity. Tanaka's accomplished translation introduces an award-winning Canadian author to an English-speaking audience, and all libraries should take note.

School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW

Michel Noel...knows his craft...the text is extremely accessible.

Quill & Quire, STARRED REVIEW

[An] inspiring story by an authority on native affairs...

VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates)