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#1 New York Times bestselling author of Firekeeper‘s Daughter Angeline Boulley takes us back to Sugar Island in this high-stakes thriller about the power of discovering your stolen history.
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This is a very good YA novel touching on MMIWG2S and NAGPRA. The teens represent great positive role modeling.

I may have to reread this one but overall just okay for me. Started strong and then lost my interest. I loved the culture and the characters but it took awhile to get going and once I got distracted it got hard to get back into it.

Highly recommend. A tough read at times but so important.

On the seventh day of Christmas….

July was a crazy up and down month for me, and my reading list shows it. But in all of my confusion I did read these two books. I can‘t choose between them- they‘re both the types of books I want to pick up and hug after I finished them. #12booksof2023

This is my pick for June. #12booksof2023. I loved Firekeeper‘s Daughter & loved this one even more. @Andrew65

So good! Follow-up to Firekeeper's Daughter, set several years later and stands on its own.

Back to Sugar Island! Daunis‘ twin nieces are sixteen and interns at the island cultural camp. Pauline is the dedicated student and Perry is the free-spirited one. Working at the museum, Perry learns that tribal ancestors and other Anishinaabe objects are not being returned to Sugar Island. At the same time, indigenous women are going missing including Perry‘s friend. Perry cannot rest until her ancestors and friends come home. A 4/5 ⭐️ pick.

It didn‘t immediately hook me like Firekeepers Daughter, but it ended up being really good. I liked Perry. I think there should have been more breadcrumbs for the mystery reveal, but it was a good story.

Starting this just in time for Thanksgiving. (Not that I‘m not looking forward to the time off & festivities with family… but Thanksgiving isn‘t the cause for celebration whitewashed K-12 education would have had us believe)

Really digging this on audio- but will I like it as much as her first book? Chances are good!

The characters act like real teens & go thru extraordinary (but sadly believable) trials. They are inspirational & honest. If you are less familiar like me, Boulley also rather effortlessly teaches the reader so much about her culture.

While I do think her first book — this book is its indirect sequel of sorts — is a slightly better read, both are utterly fantastic. You don‘t have to have read that to appreciate this one (though you should!).

Finished listening to this in one day it was so good. A follow up to Firekeeper‘s Daughter, though it can be read alone. Again this deals with the continuing poor treatment of our indigenous people but also showcases the amazing community of this northern Michigan tribe. Again this is a YA thriller that does not really feel YA, except for the age of our protagonist.

Can‘t escape the rain I guess so went on a leisurely audiobook walk with my ☔️ to try a Maple Latte from one of my fave local coffee shops. Passed this quirky restaurant that I go to from time to time - they have fun decor. 😂👀🙈🍷

Rainy day sweater paw 🐾 ☔️🍂☕️

Wanted to take an audiobook walk but it‘s too rainy so I‘m unmotivated. Will instead audiobook while I clean/organize & cook dinner. 💁🏻‍♀️

While not nearly as good as fire keepers daughter, I'm still happy to be in this world. The characters are excellent and super specific to their time and place. The pacing was very museum-heavy until the very last bit where the suspense felt a little crammed in.

This is between a pick and a so-so for me. I still haven‘t read Firekeeper‘s Daughter but I had higher hopes for this one.

There were excellent parts but towards the end it felt very rushed and Perry felt one dimensional to me. 3.5⭐️ #botm

I‘ve been waiting on this book since Boulley mentioned it to the teen readers I work with in the summer of 2021. It is even better than anticipated!

At an event a couple of weeks ago, an intern asked Boulley a question about the title. Her answer gave a glimpse of the next two books. Is it too early to preorder?

Also, this jacket art by Caldecott winner Michaela Goade is stunning.

This author knows how to do nail biting tension. There are heavy topics discussed here but she knows of what she writes. Loved the characters. The mystery got a bit lost in the serious issues but it was still a good read.

I loved this audio book. The main character is a teenager who is flawed, but cares deeply about her community. I really loved that about this book.

This was between a pick and a so-so for me. I LOVED FKD, but this just didn‘t stand up in my opinion. There was too much going on, it felt disjointed. And the ending seemed…rushed? It was still super readable, and I love the characters (old and new).
Star: 3/5

Ok I‘m not finished with this book but it‘s so good so far! You see a lot of the past characters which is so neat!!

An excellent read: a social Justice thriller with interesting characters and a strong connection to FKD.

So much for the sophomore novel curse! Boulley‘s new novel is even better that her first. The plot concerns the theft of, and struggle for repatriation of ancestor remains. Perry Firekeeper-Birch is a beautifully drawn character, and her growth over the course of the novel is remarkable. Some characters from the first novel appear. At it‘s foundation, the book is about threats against indigenous women, and how truth can defeat the predators.

Sequel to Firekeeper‘s Daughter, this story focuses on Daunis‘ nieces Perry & Pauline, told from Perry‘s perspective. They‘re 16, doing summer internships. Perry becomes interested in Repatriation.
Negatives—1) Boulley is heavy-handed about repatriation—museums & collectors not returning bodies & objects to tribes. Maybe because it‘s a YA novel. 2) would have liked to know more of Daunis‘ story during the intervening yrs.
Positives—👇

“Ultimately, Warrior Girl Unearthed is about the need to control Indigenous bodies…. what began as an Indigenous Lara Croft story turned into Perry Firekeeper-Birch navigating injustice and indifference and claiming her inherent value. I wanted to show a young woman who cares about her community and finds her calling.” -Angeline Boulley
What a great read. I love Perry.
#20in4 @Andrew65 (Not posting much, but reading lots. lol)

Cuddly cats and a perfectly unputdownable book. But I have to do some things and stuff. Ugh. Maybe just one more chapter….

WOW. This is one of the best books I‘ve read in a long time! I was absolutely captivated throughout and still didn‘t guess the ending until it was actually unfolding. Learning about repatriation has sparked a new research interest in me, while also finally naming that weird dread I get when I see human remains in a museum. I loved the friendships, the sisterhood, the devastation, the “plan”, and how it all came together. ❤️

#BOTM delivery! I wasn‘t sure if I wanted to read the new Sittenfeld, but #CampLitsy decided for me. I haven‘t read Adams before, but sounds like it could be fun. I‘ve been hearing good things about Flora Lea and very excited for tagged since I really enjoyed Firekeeper‘s Daughter.

AaaaaAAAAAAAAAH!!! God, Angeline Boulley is good at weaving tons of threads together into one lush story. Perry had an excellent voice and a great journey, and I had no clue who was behind any of the mysteries. And the links to Firekeeper's Daughter were fun, too! I hope there's more to come. #yalit #yathriller

If y'all haven't read this author before you need to! This is the follow up to Firekeepers Daughter and this one was just as absorbing and I love all of the Tribal/cultural information the author provides. It truly makes the read all the richer for those details. This comes out next month and I will definitely be buying the published book! #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

My other #currentread is now not arriving until June so it‘s on hold while other #mayrso2023 take priority. I didn‘t know this one was coming, so am v excited about it. Already 2/3 through (#cantputitdown) and am a little fearful about what MC Perry is about to do. Aargh don‘t you hate it when your fictional heroes make bad decisions? Hoping for a happy ending, just know I will have to get through some suspenseful and scary parts first.