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Indigenous family demons

White Horse by Erika T. Wurth

December 31, 2024 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

White Horse intrigued me with its mysterious cover. It follows Kari, an indigenous woman living in Colorado who is haunted by her past. Or rather her lack of a past because her mother disappeared shortly after she was born. Her dad was stricken by grief and ended up in a car accident. Kari spent much of her life resenting her mom and being a caretaker. After some struggles with drugs, she has gotten her life together.  She hangs with her best friend and cousin Debby, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Mystery Tagged With: colorado, Erika T. Wurth, family history, horror, Indigenous Americans, indigenous author, indigenous fiction, the shining, White Horse

teresaelectro's CBR16 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Mystery · Tags: colorado, Erika T. Wurth, family history, horror, Indigenous Americans, indigenous author, indigenous fiction, the shining, White Horse ·
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Rough but Important Middle Grade Novel

No Place Like Home by James Bird

August 5, 2023 by LB 1 Comment

This is a rough, emotional story, but also a story full of hope and love. Opin is living in a car with his mom and older brother, Emjay, since they left his father several years ago because he was violent and abusive. Emjay has a tendency to run off when they stop places on their way to Watts Los Angeles and is full of anger, which sometimes is expressed in violence and being cruel with his words towards his family. But Opin finds a dog, […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: . hope, family, homelessness, indigenous fiction, James Bird, middle grade, Ojibwe, Realistic fiction

LB's CBR15 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: . hope, family, homelessness, indigenous fiction, James Bird, middle grade, Ojibwe, Realistic fiction ·
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