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"Isabella Star LaBlanc brings an authentic-sounding narration to this powerful audiobook...Dialogue, including words in other languages, is handled with effortless transitions and clear depictions between characters. This audiobook should not be missed." -- AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner
A REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB YA PICK
An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller
Soon to be adapted at Netflix for TV with President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama's production company, Higher Ground.
“One of this year's most buzzed about young adult novels.” —Good Morning America
For fans of Angie Thomas and Tommy Orange, Angeline Boulley's debut novel, Firekeeper's Daughter, is a groundbreaking YA thriller about a Native teen who must root out the corruption in her community.
Eighteen-year-old Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in, both in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. She dreams of a fresh start at college, but when family tragedy strikes, Daunis puts her future on hold to look after her fragile mother. The only bright spot is meeting Jamie, the charming new recruit on her brother Levi’s hockey team.
Yet even as Daunis falls for Jamie, she senses the dashing hockey star is hiding something. Everything comes to light when Daunis witnesses a shocking murder, thrusting her into an FBI investigation of a lethal new drug.
Reluctantly, Daunis agrees to go undercover, drawing on her knowledge of chemistry and Ojibwe traditional medicine to track down the source. But the search for truth is more complicated than Daunis imagined, exposing secrets and old scars. At the same time, she grows concerned with an investigation that seems more focused on punishing the offenders than protecting the victims.
Now, as the deceptions—and deaths—keep growing, Daunis must learn what it means to be a strong Anishinaabe kwe (Ojibwe woman) and how far she’ll go for her community, even if it tears apart the only world she’s ever known.
A 2021 Kids' Indie Next List Selection
An Amazon Best Book of the Month for March Selection
An Entertainment Weekly Most Anticipated Books of 2021 Selection
A PopSugar Best March 2021 YA Book Selection
A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company
"The text is filled with Ojibwe phrases and traditions that Native American reader LaBlanc (Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota) handles with ease. Her voice is young and earnest and her fluency adds to the portrayal of Daunis...It’s a tale filled with suspense, and LaBlanc’s sensitive reading will keep listeners plugged in." -- Booklist, starred review
"Expert narration from Isabella Star LeBlanc, a Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota, brings authenticity to Daunis’s joy, anger, fear, and grief while providing distinct voices for the supporting cast, including the tribal elders. LeBlanc’s captivating voice draws readers in, expressing every mundane, sweet, heartbreaking, and life-threatening moment." -- School Library Journal, starred review
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“Thriller, romance, and action-adventure with multifaceted character development—this debut has it all. LaBlanc rises to the challenge, bringing listeners into the mind of this clever and courageous young woman…Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
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“[An] absolute powerhouse of a debut.”
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“Our heroine is so smart, so thoughtful, and so good.”
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“Raw and moving…Boulley has crafted a nuanced and refreshing protagonist.”
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“A fascinating insight into life on and off the reservation, with Daunis as a tough and resourceful heroine through every vicissitude.”
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“An incredible thriller, not to be missed.”
— Booklist (starred review)
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Amazon Editor’s Top Pick
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Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
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A Reese’s Book Club Pick
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A PopSugar Pick of Best YA Books of the Month
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An AudioFile Best Audiobook of the Year
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A Time Magazine Best Books of the Decade
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Finalist for the Audie Award for Best Narration in Young Adult Books
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A Printz Awards Winner
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Winner of the YALSA Morris Award
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Winner of the American Indian Youth Literature Award
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A Barnes & Noble Best Book of the Year
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Among longlisted titles for NPR Best Book of the Year, 2021
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Nominated for Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominee, 2022
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Winner of Goodreads Choice Awards, 2021
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Among longlisted titles for School Library Journal Best Books of the Year, 2021
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Winner of YALSA William C. Morris - finalist, 2022
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Among longlisted titles for School Library Best Books of the Year, 2021
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Winner of Michael L. Printz Award - Medal, 2022
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Among longlisted titles for Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year, 2021
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Among longlisted titles for NPR Best Book of the Year, 2021
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Nominated for Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominee, 2022
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Winner of Goodreads Choice Awards, 2021
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Among longlisted titles for School Library Journal Best Books of the Year, 2021
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Winner of YALSA William C. Morris - finalist, 2022
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Among longlisted titles for School Library Best Books of the Year, 2021
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Winner of Michael L. Printz Award - Medal, 2022
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Among longlisted titles for Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year, 2021
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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 US Department of Education. She lives in southwest Michigan, but her home will always be on Sugar Island. Firekeeper's Daughter is her debut novel.
About Isabella Star LaBlanc
Timothy Andrés Pabon is an English- and Spanish-speaking voice-over artist who has worked extensively in advertising and audiobook narration. He has had acting roles on House of Cards and has also been a costar on HBO’s acclaimed series The Wire opposite country music legend Steve Earl. As a stage actor, he has worked off-Broadway at the June Havoc Theatre, and his regional credits include Center Stage, the Shakespeare Theatre, Arena Stage, the Hippodrome, Olney Theatre, Rep Stage, and GALA Hispanic Theatre.