Angeline Boulley: Firekeeper's Daughter (2021, Thorndike Press)
English language
Published Oct. 1, 2021 by Thorndike Press.
Firekeeper's Daughter is a young adult (YA) novel by Angeline Boulley, published March 16, 2021, by Henry Holt and Co. The book is a New York Times best seller.
The book follows Daunis Fontaine, a half-native, half-white young adult who witnesses her friend's murder and becomes involved in an FBI investigation revolving around a new drug. Awards for Firekeeper's Daughter
Basic coming of age story. The write up is basically correct, but there are not a lot of deaths. Takes a couple of interesting turns and that is what makes it a decent story worth finishing..I listened to the audio book and it was performed very well.
I really enjoyed this book. I appreciated its representation of indigenous themes, characters, and settings. Readers should be aware though that there are scenes of murder/death and sexual violence in this book and one of the main themes is the destructive power of drug addiction. If you are able to handle that, then I think you will really enjoy this book.
It’s a page-turner, but it’s also COPAGANDA
