Angeline Boulley and her debut novel Firekeeper s Daughter
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Firekeeper s Daughter to be the spark that turns into an inferno.
The author s groundbreaking debut novel follows Daunis Fontaine, an Ojibwe teen struggling with her identity after she witnesses a shocking murder and gets thrust into an FBI investigation of a lethal new drug affecting Native tribes. I m writing something that very much celebrates my community, Boulley tells EW. When I was growing up, I never read a story with a main character like myself. I never read a story with a character that had a Native dad and a non-Native mom, and the kinds of things that I had to deal with. But I couldn t be alone there had to be other people who go through similar things in claiming your identity as a Native person and the things that you go through to get to that place of certainty where you re like, I am an Ojibwe woman, and being very proud of that and secure i
Barnes & Noble announces shortlist for Children s and YA Book Awards Mary Cadden, USA TODAY
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Barnes & Noble announced the nominees for their Children s and YA Book Awards Monday. The awards honor titles that have been published during the past year (March 2020 to March 2021).
This is the first year for the awards, in which Barnes & Noble book buyers and sellers single out titles by new authors, and authors early in their careers, that they consider exceptional. The categories include children, young reader and young adult novels.
“We are very proud as a bookseller to support the careers of authors,” said James Daunt, CEO of Barnes & Noble. “It is especially exciting to bring truly outstanding talent to everyone’s attention. Our booksellers have assembled a shortlist of stunning quality and these Awards will launch hitherto lesser-known authors on long and glittering careers.”
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One of this year s most buzzed about young adult novels is Firekeeper s Daughter by Angeline Boulley.
The thriller follows the story of Daunis Fontaine, an 18-year-old high school student figuring out where she fits in, both in her hometown and on the Ojibwe reservation. She meets Jamie, a charming new recruit on her brother s hockey team and eventually falls for him, even as she senses he is hiding something.