Missing Nimm

Kateri is a young girl, growing up in the care of her grandmother. We see her reaching important milestones her first day of school, first dance, first date, wedding, first child along with her mother, who is always there, watching her child growing up without her.

Told in alternating voices, Missing Nimmis a story of love, loss and acceptance, showing the human side of a national tragedy. An afterword by the author provides a simple, age-appropriate context for young readers. (From Clockwise Press)

Missing Nimm won the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award in 2016.

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TD Canadian Children's Literature Award: Missing Nimama

8 years ago

Duration 1:42

TD Canadian Children's Literature Award: Missing Nimama

How do you speak to a 10-year-old about grief? This award-winning author is opening a dialogue

8 years ago

Duration 2:29

Melanie Florence's powerful children's book, Missing Nimm, explores the love between a missing Indigenous woman and her daughter.

The Next Chapter10:22Melanie Florence on "Missing Nimama"

Melanie Florence on her children's book based on missing and murdered indigenous women.

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