Wed, April 13, 7PM - Spend an evening with Michigan native Angeline Boulley, the
New York Times bestselling author of the critically acclaimed YA novel
"Firekeeper's Daughter". Ms. Boulley will read an excerpt from her
debut novel, featuring Daunis Fontaine, a bi-racial teenage, unenrolled tribal
member who witnesses a murder and finds herself in the middle of an FBI
investigation. A Q&A with the author and book signing to follow the discussion.
Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students, educators, and indigenous persons & tribal members.
About the Author:
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. Angeline lives in southwest Michigan, but her
home will always be on Sugar Island. Firekeeper's Daughter is her debut novel.
In
this riveting novel, a biracial, unenrolled tribal member and the product of a
scandal, Daunis Fontaine, has never quite fit in—both in her hometown and on
the nearby Ojibwe reservation. When her family is struck by tragedy, Daunis
puts her dreams on hold to care for her fragile mother. The only bright spot is
meeting Jamie, the charming new recruit on her brother’s hockey team.
After
Daunis witnesses a shocking murder that thrusts her into a criminal
investigation, she agrees to go undercover. But the deceptions—and deaths—keep
piling up and soon the threat strikes too close to home. How far will she go to
protect her community if it means tearing apart the only world she’s ever
known?