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The Firekeeper's Daughter (US)

Author: Boulley, Angeline
ISBN: 9781250766564
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Publisher,Macmillan US
Publication Date,
Format, Hardcover
Weight, 635.03 g
No. of Pages, 494

Eighteen-year-old Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in, both in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. She dreams of a fresh start at college, but when family tragedy strikes, Daunis puts her future on hold to look after her fragile mother. The only bright spot is meeting Jamie, the charming new recruit on her brother Levi's hockey team. Yet even as Daunis falls for Jamie, she senses the dashing hockey star is hiding something. Everything comes to light when Daunis witnesses a shocking murder, thrusting her into an FBI investigation of a lethal new drug. Reluctantly, Daunis agrees to go undercover, drawing on her knowledge of chemistry and Ojibwe traditional medicine to track down the source. But the search for truth is more complicated than Daunis imagined, exposing secrets and old scars. At the same time, she grows concerned with an investigation that seems more focused on punishing the offenders than protecting the victims. Now, as the deceptions--and deaths--keep growing, Daunis must learn what it means to be a strong Anishinaabe kwe (Ojibwe woman) and how far she'll go for her community, even if it tears apart the only world she's ever known.

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Nadirah R
Stunning debut

I admit I picked this up as a whim, but all my expectations were exceeded while reading this. It started out tame enough, and I had thought that it was just another variation of the YA themes I've read about, but the book proved me wrong by the end. I loved learning about the Native Indian community in Sugar Island and appreciated all the insights that Bouley brought to the book. This was such an amazing book that took turns I did not expect, and it also highlighted the insidious racism and misogynism that still pervades the Native Indian communities living in the US & Canada today. I'm very glad I picked this book up, and I hope no one else does this book a discourtesy as writing this book off as just another YA book (as I almost did). Highly recommended.

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Dian
Good!

The protagonist, Daunis such an appealing character. This book was just amazing, pure, simple yet detailed, beautifully written, and addicting until I finished in just one sitting.