Shirley Sterling

My Name Is Seepeetza Shirley Sterling

Publisher Marketing: Her name was Seepeetza when she was at home with her family. But now that she's living at the Indian residential school her name is Martha Stone, and everything else about her life has changed as well. Told in the honest voice of a sixth grader, this is the story of a young Native girl forced to live in a world governed by strict nuns, arbitrary rules, and a policy against talking in her own dialect, even with her family. Seepeetza finds bright spots, but most of all she looks forward to summers and holidays at home. Based on her own experiences, Shirley Sterling's powerful first novel reveals the impact of a racist school policy on the life of one indomitable young spirit and her family. Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 03/22/1999 (EAN 9780888991652, Paperback) Publishers Weekly 02/24/1997 pg. 92 (EAN 9780888992901, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1997 pg. 309 (EAN 9780888992901, Hardcover) Booklist 03/01/1997 pg. 1155 (EAN 9780888992901, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Sterling, Shirley Sterling has twice won the Native Indian Teacher Education Alumni Award as well as the Laura Steinman Award for Children's Literature.