Book description
In her debut middle grade novel-inspired by her family's history-Christine Day tells the story of a girl who uncovers her family's secrets-and finds her own Native American identity.
All her life, Edie has known that her mom was adopted by a white couple. So, no matter how curious she might…
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1 author picked I Can Make This Promise as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Edie is a girl in search of answers. When she and her friends find a trunk in the attic, Edie begins a journey to discover who her namesake was and what their shared native American identity means.
As a Seattle resident, it was fun to see local settings in fiction, and I admired how Day’s coming-of-age story explores the history of native adoptions in a way that is bittersweet and enlightening rather than didactic.
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