THERE THERE

Tommy Oranges shattering novel follows twelve characters from Native communities: all traveling to the Big Oakland Powwow, all conn ected to each other in ways they may not yet realize. There is Jacquie Red Feather, newly sober and working to make it back to the f amily she left behind. Dene Oxendene, who is pulling his life back together after his uncles death, has come to work at the powwow to honor his memory. Fourteen-year-old Orvil has come to perform traditional dance for the very first time. Together, this chorus of voices tel...[Read more]