Firekeeper’s Daughter
By Angeline Boulley
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Native teen Daunis has just turned 18 and looks forward to attending Michigan University as a pre-med student. Then her best friend is murdered right in front of her. What results is an investigation that includes the CIA recruiting Daunis to be their eyes and ears, and ultimately throws everything Daunis believes into question. She’s no longer sure she can trust even her own family, which has always been the glue that holds her many webs together. Not only did we get a great mystery, but an insight into how native culture maintains its traditions while navigating everyday life in American and Canadian society.