Language: G (0 swears, 0 ‘f’); Mature Content: G; Violence: PG (gunshot wound)
BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
In 1973, 11yo Patsy lives with her white mother and Native Lakota father in Denver, while her dad’s family mostly live on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, near the site of Wounded Knee. When Patsy hears about the American Indian Movement protest going on at Wounded Knee, she wants to learn more about her Lakota heritage. She gets her chance when her Dad is asked to come help repair the water pump on his aunt Marilyn’s homestead. She decides to stowaway and learn about the situation first hand. She gets much more than she bargained for.
When Patsy talks about seeing Sacheen Littlefeather’s speech at the Oscars, it brought back my own memories of being 9 and watching the same scene. I also liked learning that fry bread was a Native invention in protest to the US government given them only flour, salt, and lard after they took their Native lands away. Good for a robust history collection or to fill in some historical holes in your collection.
Cindy Mitchell, Library Teacher, MLS
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