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Rez Ball
by Byron Graves
I didn't know I could care so much about basketball until I read Rez Ball, the debut YA by @Makwa_giniw - Byron Graves - an Ojibwe author.
Sucked into Tre's story from the very first page, not only was I rooting for his team of Red Lake Warriors to make it all the way, but also for his larger-than-life heart as he tries to pick up the pieces of his life after his older brother's passing.
A story about indigenous joy, resilience, and community, this book is a powerful testament to the need for stories that sit outside of so many of our lived experiences. And also for the blatant and continued need for further Indigenous voices. So that Indigenous children can see themselves as the main characters that they know they are - and so that we on the outside of the communities can be reminded of it too.
It's a story about basketball, sure, but it is also so much more than that. A perfect addition to our lit circles, book clubs, and text studies, I can see this pulling many reluctant and not-so-reluctant readers into its pages.
It is a book that deserves a spotlight, and to be read widely. Tre's story is staying with me long past the last page. Pre-order now for its September 12th release.
Thanks Netgalley for the ARC access
Merged review:
I didn't know I could care so much about basketball until I read Rez Ball, the debut YA by @Makwa_giniw - Byron Graves - an Ojibwe author.
Sucked into Tre's story from the very first page, not only was I rooting for his team of Red Lake Warriors to make it all the way, but also for his larger-than-life heart as he tries to pick up the pieces of his life after his older brother's passing.
A story about indigenous joy, resilience, and community, this book is a powerful testament to the need for stories that sit outside of so many of our lived experiences. And also for the blatant and continued need for further Indigenous voices. So that Indigenous children can see themselves as the main characters that they know they are - and so that we on the outside of the communities can be reminded of it too.
It's a story about basketball, sure, but it is also so much more than that. A perfect addition to our lit circles, book clubs, and text studies, I can see this pulling many reluctant and not-so-reluctant readers into its pages.
It is a book that deserves a spotlight, and to be read widely. Tre's story is staying with me long past the last page. Pre-order now for its September 12th release.
Thanks Netgalley for the ARC access
Sucked into Tre's story from the very first page, not only was I rooting for his team of Red Lake Warriors to make it all the way, but also for his larger-than-life heart as he tries to pick up the pieces of his life after his older brother's passing.
A story about indigenous joy, resilience, and community, this book is a powerful testament to the need for stories that sit outside of so many of our lived experiences. And also for the blatant and continued need for further Indigenous voices. So that Indigenous children can see themselves as the main characters that they know they are - and so that we on the outside of the communities can be reminded of it too.
It's a story about basketball, sure, but it is also so much more than that. A perfect addition to our lit circles, book clubs, and text studies, I can see this pulling many reluctant and not-so-reluctant readers into its pages.
It is a book that deserves a spotlight, and to be read widely. Tre's story is staying with me long past the last page. Pre-order now for its September 12th release.
Thanks Netgalley for the ARC access
Merged review:
I didn't know I could care so much about basketball until I read Rez Ball, the debut YA by @Makwa_giniw - Byron Graves - an Ojibwe author.
Sucked into Tre's story from the very first page, not only was I rooting for his team of Red Lake Warriors to make it all the way, but also for his larger-than-life heart as he tries to pick up the pieces of his life after his older brother's passing.
A story about indigenous joy, resilience, and community, this book is a powerful testament to the need for stories that sit outside of so many of our lived experiences. And also for the blatant and continued need for further Indigenous voices. So that Indigenous children can see themselves as the main characters that they know they are - and so that we on the outside of the communities can be reminded of it too.
It's a story about basketball, sure, but it is also so much more than that. A perfect addition to our lit circles, book clubs, and text studies, I can see this pulling many reluctant and not-so-reluctant readers into its pages.
It is a book that deserves a spotlight, and to be read widely. Tre's story is staying with me long past the last page. Pre-order now for its September 12th release.
Thanks Netgalley for the ARC access