WAB KINEW is the bestselling, award-winning author of Go Show the World and The Reason You Walk. An Honourary Witness for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada and a follower of the Anishinaabe way of life, he is a former journalist, hip-hop artist and television host who was named by Postmedia News as one of "9 Aboriginal movers and shakers you should know." Kinew lives in Winnipeg with his family.
A Quill & Quire Kids' Book of the Year (2021)
"Kinew’s first novel for teens stands out in the field of
speculative fiction with its respectful, celebratory, and nuanced
exploration of cultures and communities all too often at risk of
erasure (particularly Indigenous communities)." —STARRED REVIEW,
Booklist
"This smart, entertaining speculative novel gives readers a unique
and moving portrait of young life — and the possibilities for
gaming life — from a tribally specific corner of the world."
—Publishers Weekly
"A thrilling, high-tech page-turner with deep roots." —Kirkus
Reviews
"Walking in Two Worlds is overall a powerful reading experience,
thought-provoking, and emotional by turns." —Quill & Quire
"Walking in Two Worlds is a novel which defies easy classification
. . . there is something to both entertain and educate any readers
lucky enough to meet Bugz and Feng and to live and walk, even for a
short time, in the two worlds in which they live." —CM: Canadian
Review of Materials
"Kinew delivers a fun, brilliantly executed blend of gamer geekdom,
social issues and Indigenous culture." —Shelf Awareness
"A call for young people to celebrate their true selves, despite
any racism or bullying they may encounter." —Winnipeg Free
Press
"Walking in Two Worlds is exciting, inventive, and refreshing with
its unique technology and perspectives." —Locus Magazine
"With dizzying action set in virtual reality, Walking in Two Worlds
is at once exhilarating, clever, and poignant, seamlessly blending
traditional knowledge with science fiction for an important entry
into the genre of Indigenous Futurism. It doesn't just walk in two
worlds, it sprints." —David A. Robertson, award-winning author of
the bestselling The Barren Grounds
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