Earlier this year, it was a selection in CBC Radio's Canada Reads program. It was published last year (2017), and has won several awards and recognition, including a Kirkus Prize and a Governor-General's Literary Award. It's also a novel by a Canadian author of Metis descent, set here in Ontario. It's a dystopian/survivalist novel, which reminded me at times of " Never Let Me Go" and " The Hunger Games" and every book I've ever read about the Holocaust. "The Marrow Thieves" is young adult fiction. I doubt I would have picked it up on my own - but a Facebook reading group I follow recently picked it as the first selection in what we hope will become a monthly book club feature, and I decided I'd pick up a copy so that I could take part in the upcoming discussion. " The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline is one of those books. One thing about book clubs, whether online or "real life," is that you sometimes find yourself exposed to reading books/authors and topics you might never have otherwise considered. Mel recently wrote about the importance of diversity in our reading.
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