Firekeeper's Daughter

By Author / Illustrator

Angeline Boulley

Genre

Suspense & Thrillers

Age range(s)

14+

Publisher

Oneworld

ISBN

9781786079060

Format

Paperback / softback

Published

27-01-2022

Synopsis

KEEP THE SECRET. LIVE THE LIE. EARN YOUR TRUTH.

Eighteen-year-old Daunis has always felt like an outsider with her mixed heritage, both in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation.

After she witnesses a shocking murder, Daunis reluctantly agrees to go undercover for the FBI, who are convinced a drug trafficking ring are behind it. But secretly she pursues her own investigation, tracking down the culprits with her knowledge of traditional medicine.
As the bodies pile up, Daunis finds herself caught in a web of deceit that threatens the people she loves the most.

A ground-breaking, heart-racing thriller perfect for fans of Angie Thomas and Tommy Orange. An instant no. 1 New York Times Bestseller, April 4 2021. Winner of the Goodreads Choice Awards for YA Fiction, 2021. Winner of CrimeFest Best YA Crime Fiction Prize, 2022. Shortlisted for Waterstones Children's Book Prize, 2022. A Time magazine pick for Best YA of All Time, 2021.

You can read Angeline Boulley's bestselling Firekeeper's Daughter, Warrior Girl Unearthed and Sisters of the Wind in any order you like; but like the world itself, there are echoes within each for the other stories.

Praise for Firekeeper's Daughter: 'Raw and moving' Cosmopolitan; 'A story that grips like a bulldog clip on your heart' Katherine Rundell, author of The Good Thieves; 'Thrilling and heartwrenching' Aisha Bushby, author of A Pocketful of Stars; 'A swift-paced, compelling thriller' Guardian

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