I read this book because I loved Fire Keeper’s Daughter. Boulley’s writing is gripping. Her characters are fully realized, and her fast-moving plots are unpredictable.
I have a middle-grade novel in production that is about my great-grandfather (Dakota/Ojibwe ancestry, born and raised in the Minnesota territory). While writing the book, I read every middle-grade and YA novel I could find by native writers.
This YA novel told a great story and told it well. It was good to catch up with the characters from Fire Keeper’s Daughter and learn more about the protagonist, Perry—a great character with a strongly rendered personality.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Angeline Boulley takes us back into the world of Firekeeper's Daughter in this high-stakes mystery about the power of discovering your stolen history.
HONOUR YOUR ROOTS. BREAK THE RULES. UNCOVER THE TRUTH.
Perry Firekeeper-Birch has always known who she is - the laid-back twin, the troublemaker, the best fisher on Sugar Island. Whilst her overachieving sister works away at an internship, Perry's holiday plans mostly involve doing absolutely nothing.
But her carefree summer is brought to an abrupt end when she meets 'Warrior Girl', a Native…
As a writer of middle-grade books, I read a lot of middle-grade books. This one drew me in because the setting reminded me of the gray
and verdant Pacific Northwest of my childhood.
Also, I can’t resist a creepy
old library. As the central mystery unfolds, the haunting atmosphere deepens. Fiona
is a compelling character whose nuanced relationship with her sister grows as
the book unfolds.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves gothic
atmospheres and literary prose.
Winner of the Minnesota Book Award * A Texas Bluebonnet Book
“Perfect to be read late into the night.”—Stefan Bachmann, internationally bestselling author of The Peculiar
“A spooky sisterhood mystery that is sure to be a hit with readers.”—School Library Journal (starred review)
“Grab a flashlight and stay up late with this one.”—Kirkus Reviews
Once there were two sisters who did everything together. But only one of them disappeared.
New York Times–bestselling author Jacqueline West’s Long Lost is an atmospheric, eerie mystery brimming with suspense. Fans of Katherine Arden’s Small Spaces and Victoria Schwab’s City of Ghosts series will lose…
I’m a 7th-grade advisor at my day job
(teacher/tech director at a pre-K-8 school), so it was fun to read a book
featuring this age group that I know so well.
I love all of Erin Entrada
Kelly’s books. Per usual, this one nailed the psychology and struggles of kids
on the cusp of young adulthood. The diverse cast of characters is excellent, and the
setting is finely drawn.
The yearning of Dorothy and Greyson for something
beyond their narrow-minded small town is palpable—so palpable that it makes
their initial acceptance of Orchid’s obvious wish-fulfillment fantasy stories
about her background believable.
“A powerful and thought-provoking story.”—Shelf Awareness (starred review)
“An emotionally resonant story about authenticity and belonging.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“A raw, real exploration of belonging that’s also sweetly hopeful.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Every day in Fawn Creek, Louisiana, is exactly the same—until Orchid Mason arrives. From Erin Entrada Kelly, the winner of the Newbery Medal for Hello, Universe and a Newbery Honor for We Dream of Space, this contemporary school story set in small-town Louisiana is about friendship, family, deception, and being true to yourself and your dreams.
There are twelve kids in the seventh grade at Fawn Creek Middle…
Self-proclaimed space nerds Infinity, his best
friend Gabriel, and his sister Twilight are on the run, spurred by the arrest
of their astrophysicist parents, who have decoded a mysterious message from the
long-dormant Opportunity rover on Mars.
Pursued by President Harker’s secret
agents, they piece together clues pointing to the existence of a galaxy-wide
conspiracy. In need of help, the three kids track down legendary astronaut
Gerald ‘Fox’ Fuller, who has retired to a life of surfing and yelling at anyone who
interrupts his surfing.
When Fuller tells them the space shuttle on display at
the science museum is fully operational and ready to launch, they know they
must steal it and blast it into orbit.
