David A. Robertson is the author of numerous books for young readers including When We Were Alone, which won the 2017 Governor General’s Literary Award and was nominated for the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award. A sought-after speaker and educator, Dave is a member of the Norway House Cree Nation and currently lives in Winnipeg. His latest book, the first in the three-part Misewa Saga, is The Barren Grounds (Tundra Books, Fall 2020). He also has a memoir, Black Water, out this fall from Harper Collins Canada.

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