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181 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802170378
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press, Black Cat
Publication date: 17 April 2007
Description
The best-selling author of multiple award-winning books returns with his first novel in ten years, a powerful, fast and timely story of a troubled foster teenager -- a boy who is not a "legal" Indian because he was never claimed by his father -- w...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,793 reviews
Moods
reflective 68%
adventurous 54%
dark 52%
sad 50%
challenging 33%
hopeful 31%
tense 27%
informative 17%
funny 15%
inspiring 9%
lighthearted 7%
mysterious 7%
Pace
medium 16%
slow 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 48% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 13%Strong character development?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 42% | No: 10% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Abandonment, VomitModerate
War, Alcoholism, Child abuseMinor
Rape, Torture, Suicide
181 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802170378
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press, Black Cat
Publication date: 17 April 2007
Description
The best-selling author of multiple award-winning books returns with his first novel in ten years, a powerful, fast and timely story of a troubled foster teenager -- a boy who is not a "legal" Indian because he was never claimed by his father -- w...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,793 reviews
Moods
reflective 68%
adventurous 54%
dark 52%
sad 50%
challenging 33%
hopeful 31%
tense 27%
informative 17%
funny 15%
inspiring 9%
lighthearted 7%
mysterious 7%
Pace
medium 16%
slow 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 48% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 13%Strong character development?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 42% | No: 10% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Abandonment, VomitModerate
War, Alcoholism, Child abuseMinor
Rape, Torture, Suicide