THE PACT (BOOK 4)
From the 7 Generations Series
by David A Robertson | Illustrated by Scott B. Henderson
Grade: for grades 9–12
As the pain and loss of James’s residential school experiences follow him into adulthood, his life spirals out of control. Haunted by guilt, he is unable to maintain a relationship with Lauren and their son Edwin. Edwin, mired in his own pain, tries to navigate past the desolation of his fatherless childhood. As James tries to heal himself he begins to realize that, somehow, he may save his son’s life – as well as his own. When father and son finally meet, can they heal their shattered relationship, and themselves, or will it be too late?
The Pact is the final book in the 7 Generations series. Other books in the series include:
Book 1: Stone introduces Edwin, who learns of his ancestor Stone, a young Plains Cree man.
Book 2: Scars, the story of the orphan White Cloud, set against the smallpox epidemic of 1870-1871.
Book 3: Ends/Begins, the story of Edwin’s father, and the residential school saga.