{"product_id":"half-bads-in-white-regalia-a-memoir","title":"Half-Bads in White Regalia: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor:Cody Caetano Language; English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWINNER OF THE 2023 INDIGENOUS VOICES AWARD FOR PUBLISHED PROSE IN ENGLISH*\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e*FINALIST FOR THE 2023 EDNA STAEBLER AWARD FOR CREATIVE NON-FICTION* \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e*LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 LEACOCK MEDAL FOR HUMOUR*\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e*LONGLISTED FOR CANADA READS 2023*\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e*LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 TORONTO BOOK AWARDS*\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA family tries to learn from the mistakes of past generations in this whirlwind memoir from a wholly original new voice.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Caetanos move into a doomed house in the highway village of Happyland before an inevitable divorce pulls Cody’s parents in separate directions. His mom, Mindimooye, having discovered her Anishinaabe birth family and Sixties Scoop origin story, embarks on a series of fraught relationships and fresh starts. His dad, O Touro, a Portuguese immigrant and drifter, falls back into “big do, little think” behaviour, despite his best intentions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeft alone at the house in Happyland, Cody and his siblings must fend for themselves, even as the pipes burst and the lights go out. His protective big sister, Kris, finds inventive ways to put food on the table, and his stoic big brother, Julian, facilitates his regular escapes into the world of video games. As life yanks them from one temporary solution to the next, they steal moments of joy and resist buckling under “baddie” temptations aplenty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCapturing the chaos and wonder of a precarious childhood, Cody Caetano delivers a fever dream coming-of-age garnished with a slang all his own. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHalf-Bads in White Regalia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an unforgettable debut that unspools a tangled family history with warmth, humour, and deep generosity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spec publisher-spec \"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb class=\"label\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"value\"\u003ePenguin Canada\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spec shippingdimensions-spec \"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb class=\"label\"\u003eShipping dimensions\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"value\"\u003e8\" H x 6\" W x 1\" L\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spec upc-spec \"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb class=\"label\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"value\"\u003e9780735240858\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAuthor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCODY CAETANO is a writer of Anishinaabe and Portuguese descent and an off-reserve member of Pinaymootang First Nation. He has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Toronto, where he wrote this memoir under the mentorship of Lee Maracle. Excerpts of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHalf-Bads in White Regalia \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eearned him a 2020 Indigenous Voices Award for Unpublished Prose.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAUDADE TORONTO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49033368371423,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1251\/1761\/files\/FullSizeRender_1279b9de-e293-4b4d-a39d-ea92b9d83638.jpg?v=1777316556","url":"https:\/\/saudadetoronto.com\/products\/half-bads-in-white-regalia-a-memoir","provider":"SAUDADE TORONTO","version":"1.0","type":"link"}