4.5 

Sisters in the Wind

By Angeline Boulley
Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Boulley digital book - Fable

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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

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Sisters in the Wind Reviews

4.5
“I just finished reading this book. I’m so shocked I can’t even cry yet. The author did not disappoint. I hope she never stops writing about this family we’ve all grown to love.”
“I am destroyed. Omg. I can’t. So good.”
“A community cannot survive without future generations; therefore, children are a community’s most precious resource. Children need security and stability when their parents crash and burn in the chaos of their lives. Instead of being swept aside like ash, Native children—through ICWA—are placed with relatives, or people in their community, or even people from other tribal communities. The difference between a Native family and a family that isn’t Native is that Native families are like onions. Rough-looking on the outside, people want to peel the outer layers and toss them away, as if they have no value. But each layer is protecting the next, down to its innermost core. That green center, where the onion is sweetest, that’s the Native child. Surrounded by layers of family and community. Every book holds secret messages if you can decode what the author intended the reader to find. Angeline Boulley wrote Sisters in the Wind because the Indian Child Welfare Act, or ICWA, is under attack and the battle has nothing to do with the best interests of Indian children. Sisters in the Wind was written so we can have fewer stories like Lucy’s and more like her character Gimiwan’s. Stories that need to be shared and published. Sisters in the Wind is that book. Like her characters, Angeline has a way of speaking that makes me want to hear more. It’s obvious that she cares so much about the subject matter. She is also an engaging presenter. And when she talks about her books, her enthusiasm is contagious. I’m glad when she wants me to read all the testimonials that she’s collected so far. Sisters in the Wind is a book about the Indian Child Welfare Act, why it matters and how it changes kids’ lives when it’s followed. Her most intense, heart-wrenching, and triumphant novel to date!”

About Angeline Boulley

Angeline Boulley, an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, is a storyteller who writes about her Ojibwe community in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. She is a former Director of the Office of Indian Education at the U.S. Department of Education. Her debut novel Firekeeper's Daughter was an instant #1New York Times bestseller and recipient of many internatioanl accolades including the ALA Printz and Morris Awards; the YA Goodreads Choice Award; the Walter Award for Outstanding Children's Literature; and is Carnegie Mellon nominated. Angeline lives in southwest Michigan, but her home will always be on Sugar Island.

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