Marrow Thieves, The

The future is plagued with global warming, wars, and chaos, and most humans can no longer dream – except for indigenous people. Scientists discover that if their bone marrow is extracted and injected into dreamless people their dreams will return, which leads to marrow extraction centres, similar to residential schools. Teenager Frenchie joins forces with other nomadic indigenous people to escape capture and in turn they learn about their history. This important Canadian novel, filled with rich detail and descriptive language, is suitable for grades 9-12, and deals with issues of identity, loss, family, residential schools, and destruction of culture and language. Social considerations are noted.