An Expanse of Blue

An Expanse of BlueA powerful, romantic debut novel in verse about a Native Hawaiian girl's fight to find belonging in a fracturing family, sharing a message of love with resounding emotional truth. Aouli Elizabeth Smith is adrift: unheard at home and an unbeliever at church, fighting her sister and losing her best friend. Overflowing with feeling, she pours her secrets and herself into her song journal when the world threatens to sweep her away. The one place she feels

New York Times best-selling author Cynthia Leitich Smith turns to realistic fiction with the thoughtful story of a Native teen navigating the complicated

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—Tommy Orange

this new edition offers a moving new preface and invites a new generation of readers to explore the Kiowa myths

a social worker from the Red Lake Nation who drives five hours to the closest comedy club to pursue his stand-up dreams

mathematicians

even if it hurts

energy sovereignty is dire and personal

and discuss historic events

Drawing on indigenous circle practice for communication

and Matthew--Margaret Bender and Thomas N

The paintings and stories he accumulated and developed between July 2019 and July 2020 are drawn from family lore and shared experiences centered in Ojibwe tradition and the natural beauty of northern Minnesota