When We Were Alone (original) (raw)

When We Were Alone is a children's book written by David Robertson, illustrated by Julie Flett and published December 1, 2016 by . The book is published in English, and one edition include text in Swampy Cree syllabics and Roman orthography, translated by Alderick Leask. The book tells the story of a young girl who asks her grandmother about the grandmother's colorful clothing while they are gardening. From there, the grandmother tells some of her history of living in a residential school as a child, during which times she and others broke the school's rules "when [they] were alone."