Which book you would like to be The Big Read next year?

Carry: A Memoir of Survival on Stolen Land by Toni Jensen—"Jensen maps her personal experience onto the historical, exploring how history is lived in the body and redefining the language we use to speak about violence in America. In the title chapter, Jensen connects the trauma of school shootings with her own experiences of racism and sexual assault on college campuses.” For more information, see https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50640953-carry

Black Water: Family, Legacy and Blood Memory by David Robertson—"The son of a Cree father and a white mother, David A. Robertson grew up with virtually no awareness of his Indigenous roots. David grew up without his father’s teachings or any knowledge of his early experiences. All he had was ‘blood memory’: the pieces of his identity ingrained in the fabric of his DNA…” For more information, see https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/49202747

Come Home Indio: A Memoir by Jim Terry (Graphic Novel)—"In his memoir, we are invited to walk through the life of the author, Jim Terry, as he struggles to find security and comfort in an often hostile environment. Between the Ho-Chunk community of his Native American family in Wisconsin and his schoolmates in the Chicago suburbs, he tries in vain to fit in...” For more information, see https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58941343-come-home-indio?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=ka5VOuHnKx...

The Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley—"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.” For more information, see https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60824801-the-firekeeper-s-daughter?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=VfRUFjfpRm&rank=1

Which book you would like to be The Big Read next year?

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