"The book Dear Canada would be a good book for people who like to read. In the book it seemed like the residential school she went to was not as bad as the rest. I rate the book a ⅗ but this would be a good book for grade 5 to grade 7 Red Cedar."
by Ashton
"This was a very well written book. It was not boring at any time. My favourite part of the book was when they went on the adventure to get glasses. The girl thought that they were the best thing since sliced bread! She kept saying “I never knew there was anything wrong with my eyes until I got glasses!” Over and over. It was pretty funny. My least favourite part of the book was when they were told they were not allowed to go home for Christmas. I thought that it was a big let down. The writer could have written a lot on that, but they decided not to. I would recommend this book to anyone in grade five, six, or seven. I loved it, and I would rate it a 4.5 out of 5."
by Jesse
"I didn't really enjoy reading this book but I didn't hate it. I think that some parts in this book are a bit awkward for somebody to read because it has some weird parts in it that I think a boy specifically shouldn’t read. Sometimes the book gets a bit repetitive and boring and I don't really enjoy that. I would have to give this book a ⅖ rating because it wasn't very good but it wasn't horrible. The nice thing about this book is that it does tell a good story about a girl in a residential school who got bullied for who she was. I would recommend this book to people who don't mind reading some awkward things and people who like reading about kids at residential schools. Those are my thoughts on this book and that's all I got for this response."
by Andrew
"It wasn't fair. Indigenous people were forcibly taken from their homes to go to residential schools. The residential schools were cruel, cold terrible places. I'm so upset about all the things that the children had to go through. The were beaten and forced to do chores, the nuns were mean and disrespectful. When the children spoke their own language they were beaten and got in deep trouble. While the nuns got to sit back and relax all the kids were slaving with school work and trying to learn English. Imagine stepping in their shoes and having to go through all of the pain without your family or anyone to support you. How does it feel? Pretty terrible I think. I think this book was really good and I liked the way they really focused on the really important things, like how she felt and what she wanted, she really made a picture in my mind of the horrible residential schools. They really let you feel and understand what she felt at the time the events happened. I give this book a 5/5 and I highly recommend this book to all people over the age of 10. I would definitely read this book again."
by Emily
"Dear Canada: These are my Words was a great book to read. At the start though I didn't really enjoy it, but when I was in the middle of it I really started to enjoy this book. I would recommend this book for grade 7 and grade 6. My favourite pages are probably near the end of the book, because it gets a bit more interesting, and you learn more about the character. The parts I hated is when she ranted on about random stuff that didn't affect the story base. Out of everything, I really enjoyed this has book, I would rate it ⅘."
by Sammy
"After reading Dear Canada: The Residential School Diary of Violet Pesheens, I have a clearer idea of the way residential schools worked. In this book, the school wasn’t like ones I’ve heard about in other stories. This book was very touching and powerful. I would give this book a 5/5, because the way that the diary was written, it made me feel like I was there experiencing it. I would recommend this book to this age group, maybe a little older."
by Hayden
"Sad, upset, hurt. In this residential school all of those things happened to the kids. There are many connections I had but I have one certain one to this book of when I used to be scared in the night and there was nothing anybody could do about it. Eventually I would fall asleep and I would not be scared. I finally fell asleep right as I got to bed and I have never been scared since. I think that Violet would not be able to fall asleep just like me, she then got used to it and would be able to fall asleep. I felt bad for Violet because she just wanted to go home to her family. I learned a lot more about Indigenous peoples when I read this book and heard about what happened to them. There would be things that I liked and didn't like but, I thought that Violet liked the school at first but then she saw what would happen to people and she just wanted to go home. There was one nun that was very nice to Violet but the rest were mean. Overall, this was one of my favourite Indigenous books that I have read."
by Olivia
"I really enjoyed this book. It is so far my favourite Red Cedar I have read. I would rate it a 5/5. I like how it was in a journal/diary format. It was neat how each day Violet (the main character who goes to the residential school) writes down something for almost every day of the year. The author put a lot of detail into the book, for each day I could see lots of very descriptive words and sentences. It would have been terrible not being able to go home from the residential school for Christmas and Spring break and only being able to go home for a month to two months a year. Although it was better that near the end she didn’t end up going back and went to a high school instead. While I was reading the book I realized that it would have been terrible to go to a residential school because you would not get lots of good food or any food in general. They would not get to choose what they eat and they would only have one or two meals a day and they had to eat them. Also, they had to do chores basically whenever they had spare time. And what I would hate the most would be if you got in trouble you got abused by the teacher or principal or whoever was dealing with you. I wouldn’t have liked it if I had to go to residential school. In other words I really liked this book and it has been one of my favourites all year."
by Carter
"I didn't really enjoy reading this book but I didn't hate it. I think that some parts in this book are a bit awkward for somebody to read. Sometimes the book gets a bit repetitive and boring and I don't really enjoy that. I would have to give this book a ⅖ rating because it wasn't very good but it wasn't horrible. A nice thing about the book is that it does tell a good story about a girl in a residential school. I would recommend this book to people who don't mind reading some awkward things and people who like reading about residential schools. Those are my thoughts on this book and that's all I got for this response."
by Andrew
"This book was so informative and interesting. Throughout this entire story I couldn’t put it down. Even though it had parts such as abuse and horrid situations I still enjoyed reading it. In such a small book held so many facts about Violet's journey. I adored how even though Violet had a rough time she showed perseverance. To know that makes me feel like I can do anything. Of course there were some instances where I felt like I couldn’t be able to read on. Even though that was the case I also felt a sense of happiness knowing these people's stories are being told. I would give this book a 5 out of 5 because it helps tell the stories of those who were affected by residential schools. I would recommend this book to my fellow classmates who enjoy learning about Indigenous people, and what happened in residential schools. I really hope that one day in the future people will be able to move on from such disgusting things that have happened."
by Jessa
"I found this book was interesting because it was about indigenous children in residential schools. I didn't like how this book was written like someone's diary. I think it would have been a better book if it wasn't written like that. This book was informative and I learned that residential schools were all different in the last few years they were around. I enjoyed how the book had pictures of residential schools in the back. I think it made me understand more about them. I would recommend this book for people older than me because it had some weird parts. I would rate this book a 3 out of 5 because it was so long. Some parts in this book I didn't understand, but in the end I did. This book made me think about how children must have felt at a residential school. Overall, I think These Are My Words is an okay book."
by Lena
"This book was about a girl who goes to a residential school. She writes about how her day went and what she did and what happened and what she ate and puts it all in a diary. When it was Christmas all the kids were going to go home but a girl got sick and no one could go home because they didn’t want the flu going home. A few months later everyone went home to their families and she went to her grandma. She and her grandma had a lot of fun and she wrote what kind of stuff they did together. When she should have gone back to the residential school, she chose to go to a reserve instead. She went to the reserve and went to school there. I rate this book 4 out of 5 because I loved the book but sooner than later it got kind of predictable and it got boring but it was still good."
by Celes
"I would recommend it to a good reader. I found it boring. The book is about a girl who always want to go school but when she goes she hates it. She and her friend were separated and she must have thought that is a real stupid place after. I rate this book a 3 because I don’t like a slow pace book like this one and I just don’t like it."
by Hunter
"She had to go to residential school. She had to go far away from home. She missed her Grandma a lot. She wants to go home to her family. The school was strict, so if they missed breakfast, lunch or dinner, they would not eat at all. I rate this book 4/5. I recommend this book to my Mom."
by Lillia
"This was a great book and a very interesting story. I was having doubts when I first saw it but you should never judge a book by its cover, so I read it. In the end, I found out it was a truly heartfelt book and I loved it. I recommend this book for people who are interested in indigenous books and stories of residential school survivors. I would rate this book a three out of five."
by Blake
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