Goodbye Buffalo Bay (Larry Loyie) - Softcover

Larry, Loyie; Brissenden, Constance

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1894778626 ISBN 13: 9781894778626

Publisher: Theytus Books, 2008

Synopsis

Drama and humour combine in Goodbye Buffalo Bay by award-winning Cree author Larry Loyie. The sequel to the award-winning book As Long as the Rivers Flow and the award-finalist When the Spirits Dance, Goodbye Buffalo Bay is set during the author's teenaged years. In his last year in residential school, Lawrence learns the power of friendship and finds the courage to stand up for his beliefs. He returns home to find the traditional First Nations life he loved is over. He feels like a stranger to his family until his grandfather's gentle guidance helps him find his way. New adventures arise; Lawrence fights a terrifying forest fire, makes his first non-Native friends, stands up for himself in the harsh conditions of a sawmill, meets his first sweetheart and fulfills his dream of living in the mountains. Wearing new ice skates bought with his hard-won wages, Lawrence discovers a sense of freedom and self-esteem. Goodbye Buffalo Bay explores the themes of self-discovery, the importance of friendship, the difference between anger and assertiveness and the realization of youthful dreams.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

memoir, residential school, Buffalo Bay, historical, indigenous

About the Author:

Author Larry Loyie was born in Slave Lake, Alberta. He spent his early years living a traditional Cree life and treasures the lessons he learned from the elders. He went to residential school from the age of 10 to 14, then began his working life. Larry returned to school later in life to fulfill his childhood dream of becoming a writer. He received the 2001 Canada Post Literacy Award for Individual Achievement (British Columbia). In 2003, Larry was the first First Nations writer to win the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction for his first children’s book As Long as the Rivers Flows.

Co-author Constance Brissenden BA, MA is a freelance writer and editor. She is the author if 14 books of travel and history. In 1993, Constance and Larry formed Living Traditions Writers Group (www.firstnationswriters.com) to encourage First Nations people to write about their traditions and stories.

About this edition

• Publisher: Theytus Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1894778626
• ISBN 13: 9781894778626
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160