Sisters in the Wind
A Printz Honor Book
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- 10,99 €
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A Printz Honor Book! An AIYLA Honor Book! A Good Morning America Book Club Pick!
From the instant New York Times bestselling author of Firekeeper’s Daughter and Warrior Girl Unearthed comes a daring new mystery about a foster teen claiming her heritage on her own terms.
Ever since Lucy Smith’s father died five years ago, “home” has been more of an idea than a place. She knows being on the run is better than anything waiting for her as a “ward of the state”. But when the sharp-eyed and kind Mr. Jameson with an interest in her case comes looking for her, Lucy wonders if hiding from her past will ever truly keep her safe.
Five years in the foster system has taught her to be cautious and smart. But she wants to believe Mr. Jameson and his “friend-not-friend”, a tall and fierce-looking woman who say they want to look after her. They also tell Lucy the truth her father hid from her: She is Ojibwe; she has – had – a sister, and more siblings, a grandmother who’d look after her and a home where she would be loved.
But Lucy is being followed. The past has destroyed any chance at safety she had. Will the secrets she's hiding swallow her whole and take away any hope for the future she always dreamed of?
When the past comes for revenge, it’s fight or flight.
Angeline Boulley's award-winning canon of books puts compelling characters and fast-paced action at the center of narratives rich in historical context. Read Firekeeper's Daughter; Warrior Girl Unearthed; and the soon-to-be-released Sisters of the Wind in any order; but like the world itself, there are echoes within each for the other stories.
Pick this up if you love:
- quiet girls with dark pasts
- explosive opening scenes
- wolves in sheeps’ clothing
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Boulley (Warrior Girl Unearthed) delivers a propulsive mystery thriller anchored by an unforgettable protagonist and urgent commentary on both the foster care system and Indigenous child welfare. Toggling between a present-day narrative set in 2006 Michigan and flashbacks to a childhood navigating foster care, the novel follows 18-year-old Lucy. When Potawatomi former FBI attorney Jamie approaches Lucy during her diner shift, claiming to help reconnect people with their Indigenous heritage, she rejects his offer. But after she's injured in a suspicious pipe bomb explosion while trying to leave town, she's forced to rely on Jamie and his friend Daunis during her recovery. Through them, Lucy learns that she is of Ojibwe descent, has relatives living on a reservation, and once had a half sister who died in a tragedy that haunts Jamie and Daunis. More pressing, though, is Lucy's reasoning for wanting to escape Michigan in the first place: someone wants her dead. As Lucy grapples with challenges surrounding sexual violence, death, and racism, Boulley utilizes unflinching prose rich with cultural specificity to reveal the protagonist's harrowing past. It's a devastating yet gripping tale of finding family, recontextualizing faith, and reclaiming ancestry that serves as a searing critique of the ways that systems can fail vulnerable youth. Anishinaabemowin is woven throughout. Ages 14–up.
