Kim Sigafus' young adult and children’s books captivate readers with their dynamic characters, engrossing plots, and thought-provoking themes from bullying to learning disorders and more, against a backdrop of being an indigenous young person in today’s complex world.
In the fall of 1850, Faye and her family begin a long, difficult journey with thousands of other Ojibwe people to receive money the U.S. government owes them. But why isn’t the money being delivered to them in Wisconsin, as usual?
Autumn Dawn is sick of being bullied at school. It's not her fault that she doesn't learn as fast as the other kids or that she speaks a little differently. Her home life isn't much better.
After a school year rife with personal problems, Autism Dawn’s happy summer is finally here. Autumn plans on visiting her aunt Jessie in Minneapolis before heading back home for the class she needs to take in order to pass to the next grade.
Autumn Dawn has learned to deal with her dyslexia and her life is starting to look better, but a horrible accident threatens to change everything.
Sydney never thought she would be the new girl at school, but when she moves to Minneapolis, everything changes.
Yesterday’s Rain is the second book in the Sydney’s Journey Series. Sydney is still working through her guilt over being a bully at her previous school on the White Earth Reservation.
In book three of the Sydney’s Journey series, Sydney has at last come to terms with the anguish of being a bully and being bullied herself. But when her boyfriend reveals that he is looking forward to going away to college, another issue arises.
This is a book that talks about bullying in the elementary grades and how instrumental parents are in making sure their child feels special for being a little bit different than everyone else.
