Calling for a blanket dance : a novel / Oscar Hokeah.
Material type: TextSeries: Thorndike Press large print diverse voicesPublisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2023Copyright date: ©2022Edition: Large print editionDescription: 319 pages (large print) : genealogical table ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9798885793285
Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Large Print Book | Main Library | Large Print Fiction | New | HOKEAH, OSCAR | Checked out | 06/25/2024 | 33111011218498 |
"Told in a series of voices, Calling for a Blanket Dance takes us into the life of Ever Geimausaddle through the multigenerational perspectives of his family as they face myriad obstacles. His father's injury at the hands of corrupt police, his mother's struggle to hold on to her job and care for her husband, the constant resettlement of the family, and the legacy of centuries of injustice all intensify Ever's bottled-up rage. Meanwhile, all of Ever's relatives have ideas about who he is and who he should be. His Cherokee grandmother urges the family to move across Oklahoma to find security; his grandfather hopes to reunite him with his heritage through traditional gourd dances; his Kiowa cousin reminds him that he's connected to an ancestral past. And once an adult, Ever must take the strength given to him by his relatives to save not only himself but also the next generation of family. How will this young man visualize a place for himself when the world hasn't given him a place to start with?"-- Provided by publisher.