Hearts Unbroken
$21.42
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
14 April 2020
Summary
***Winner of an American Indian Youth Literature Award
New York Times* best-selling author Cynthia Leitich Smith turns to realistic fiction with the thoughtful story of a Native teen navigating the complicated, confusing waters of high school — and first love.***
When Louise Wolfe’s first real boyfriend mocks and disrespects Native people in front of her, she breaks things off and dumps him over e-mail. It’s her senior year, anyway, and she’d rather spend her time with her fam…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781536213133 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1536213136 |
| Author: | Cynthia Leitich Smith |
| Publisher: | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 14 April 2020 |
| Weight: | 269g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 133mm x 210mm |
| Audience Age: | 14 |
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Critics Review
Blending teen romance with complex questions of identity, equality, and censorship, this is an excellent choice for most collections.
—School Library Journal (starred review)
In a time when #ownvoices stories are rising in popularity among YA readers, this brings an insightful story to the conversation…this is truly a thought-provoking and educational novel.
—Booklist
Louise…is believable in her own missteps, and her younger brother’s moral quandary—he’s unsure if he wants to stay in the play after finding out about L. Frank Baum’s virulent anti-Native prejudice—is compellingly explored…a revealing account of a bigotry experience that sometimes gets overshadowed by others, though, and readers will sympathize with Louise’s frustrations.
—Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
Smith effectively presents the continuous microaggressions Lou faces as a young Native woman alongside the central narrative arc of the school play.
—The Horn Book
Smith depicts the Wolfes’ warm family life as a stable foundation as Hughie and Lou each confront challenges, and she is especially successful at portraying the camaraderie and conflicts of the newspaper staff…a thought-provoking work of realistic teen fiction.
—Publishers Weekly Online
Cynthia Leitich Smith
Cynthia Leitich Smith is the best-selling, acclaimed author of the Tantalize series and the Feral series. She is an enrolled member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and is on the advisory board of We Need Diverse Books. She lives in Austin, Texas.
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