"This book was okay. It was pretty difficult to follow. I found that I often had to start reading the paragraph over again! Other that that, I did understand some. The parts that I could follow along with were very well put. I would not rate this book a perfect 5, I will rate it a ⅗. I would recommend this book to somebody who can follow along real easily."
by Sentri
"I enjoyed this book, it was short but powerful. I loved the meaning of the book, it was sad but happy. I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it for Grade 5-7’s. I rate it 9/10."
by Shannon
"This was a very cool book. This book had a really neat story and a good meaning. This is what I think the meaning of the book is. The meaning is that don’t let someone change who you are no matter what. The illustrations was very well drawn. If I was to rate this book it would be a ⅘ because I really liked this book. I would say this is a good book for people who like to learn about the past."
by Kyle
"This book was one of the most powerful that I have ever read. It showed me the cold hard truth about Canada's history of residential schools. It helped me understand what residential schools were like. I absolutely loved reading this book because it was very detailed and had lots of feeling involved. I felt like I was there with her trying to get through each day. It was short, yet amazing. I recommend this book to people who enjoy emotional books and like learning about the residential schools in the past. I give this book a 5/5."
by Emily
"I really liked this book because I love learning about the aboriginal peoples of Canada as well as the history of Canada. This book was sad and scary to just picture going to a residential school and what it would be like. I'd rate this book a 10/10 because it was outstanding. I loved the art and the story. I would recommend this to someone with similar interests as me."
by Noah
"I am not a Number, was a very good book, I really liked it. It was very short though, I wish it was a longer book. The book was more of a picture book, than a actual book. The pictures were very well done though. I suggest this book for grade 4s, because the picture and how short the book, and sentences. I would rate this book ⅗. I really enjoyed many parts in the book such as the end, because the wording had very good detail, at least for me."
by Sammy
"I found this book to be very powerful. I found this because it was told from the perspective of the girl in the story. Two weekends ago, I stayed at the St. Eugene Mission hotel. It used to be a residential school, for the Yaqan Nukiy band. The hotel is really cool. My favourite part about it is seeing all of the little trinkets that the native kids left behind. Things like painted feathers or jewellery. I also liked seeing the brickwork that went throughout the hotel. It looked really cool. They also had all of the original buildings like the church, and the old farmhouses. They had a skating rink, but the temperature went from negative two to positive eight, so by the time I went out to the rink, it was melted. I would rate this book a ⅘, because it was very powerful."
by Jesse
"I Am Not a Number was a fantastic book. I would rate it a ⅘. I would recommend this book to people who want to know more about indigenous schools. I would hate to be taken away to a school that I didn’t want to go too. I like their plan to run away and hide. I would think of going to a basement or a cellar. I would hide on the roof and move to where he can’t see you. I wonder will they do their plan each year till they don’t have to go to school? I wonder how old you have to be to go to a indigenous school? I wonder how old they are? I like the name of the book I Am Not A Number. It must suck to have your hair cut off if the hair is showing your pride."
by Oliver
"I Am Not a Number was an extremely powerful book in my sense. It really gave a clear message about the way that residential schools treated the native peoples in the last 100 years or so. This is a story about Irene Couchie and her experiences in a residential school in the early 1900’s. I would give this book a 5/5 because I really enjoyed everything about this book. It didn’t, however, make me happy in any sense until the end of the book. I would definatley recommend this book to about my age group, maybe a little younger."
by Hayden
"I personally loved this book. I thought it was so inspiring and full of detail. Its about a girl that was forced to go to the residental school and to cut her hair, and she was given some clothes that had a # writen on the back, she was now #75. This was just one book of the series and I want to read all of them. I gave this book a 5/5 it was amazing!"
by Maddy
"I really liked this book, I would rate it a 4 out of 5. This book had lots of meaning behind it. It was based on a true story about an Indian agent coming to their house to take their children to a residential school far away. I thought that this book was really short, but it had a ton of information. I would have liked it if it was a bit longer. I think that it would’ve been terrible going to a residential school and being treated as a slave and abused. This book made me feel thankful that I don’t have to go to residential schools. I think the illustrations were really good; the illustrator made them look very realistic. I would recommend this book to people who enjoy reading about aboriginal culture/history and for people who like reading short books."
by Carter
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