Winner of the 2012 National Book Award for Fiction
Joe, 13, lives with his parents on the Ojibwa Indian reservation in a North Dakota. When Joe's mother is brutally raped, the family is devastated and the investigation into the crime grinds to a halt when Joe's mother retreats into herself and refuses to talk about the event.
As he watches his
mother's slow and agonizing recovery, Joe becomes even more determined to
find the rapist and somehow bring him to justice. With the help of his
two best friends and some unintended inspiration from a battle-scarred
former-Marine-turned-Catholic-priest, they do learn the identity of the
rapist.
But the events that follow are both bittersweet and tragic and will change all of their lives forever.
But the events that follow are both bittersweet and tragic and will change all of their lives forever.
The book is more than
a good mystery. It also paints a picture of a wonderful, close-knit
family and skillfully weaves an understanding of the Indian culture
that is so much a part of the lives of the tribe. This is a wonderfully written story from start to
finish. —by Gail Stilwill
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