Warrior Girl Unearthed

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When Perry is forced to spend her summer working at the local historical center of her Anishinaabe tribe with the town oddball Cooper Turtle, she discovers her fiery passion for reclaiming the stolen remains of Ojibwe ancestors. I cried at the scene on the local ferry during golden hour when Cooper Turtle asks Perry for "her resignation or her word" to help return the remains of Warrior Girl to Sugar Island. At the start of the summer, a local Indigenous woman goes missing and the threat of the MMIW epidemic looms closer and closer to home. Boulley is a master at exploring Native American human rights issues through poignant storytelling and characterization.  Recommended By Sarah B., Powells.com

A companion novel set in the same world as Firekeeper’s Daughter is a reason to celebrate! Ten years after the events of the first book, we meet Daunis’s niece, Perry Firekeeper-Birch. Perry’s summer takes an unexpected turn when she accepts an internship at the tribal museum and soon realizes that she wants to help recover her tribe’s stolen history. With the help of her friends, she decides to take matters into her own hands. I really enjoyed the characters, the setting, and the thrilling mystery in this wonderful book. Recommended By Jennifer H., Powells.com

#1 New York Times bestselling author Angeline Boulley takes us back to the world of Firekeeper's Daughter in this high-stakes mystery about the power of discovering your stolen history.

Perry Firekeeper-Birch has always known who she is - the laidback twin, the troublemaker, the best fisher on Sugar Island. Her aspirations won't ever take her far from home, and she wouldn't have it any other way. But as the rising number of missing Indigenous women starts circling closer to home, as her family becomes embroiled in a high-profile murder investigation, and as greedy grave robbers seek to profit off of what belongs to her Anishinaabe tribe, Perry begins to question everything.

In order to reclaim this inheritance for her people, Perry has no choice but to take matters into her own hands. She can only count on her friends and allies, including her overachieving twin and a charming new boy in town with unwavering morals. Old rivalries, sister secrets, and botched heists cannot - will not - stop her from uncovering the mystery before the ancestors and missing women are lost forever.

"A thrilling and empowering read" Publisher's Weekly (Starred Review)

"A page-turning heist grounded in a nuanced exploration of critical issues of cultural integrity." Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)

"[I]ncredibly engaging...This quick follow-up to Boulley's best-selling, award-winning Firekeeper's Daughter carries over all the same intrigue, tension, and heartbreak." BookList

"A compelling narrative about one teen's attempt to undo some of the injustices her community and people have faced." School Library Journal (Starred Review)

"Another powerful, suspenseful page-turner from Boulley." The Horn Book (Starred Review)

"Heightened tension, dynamic action scenes, a complicated heist and plenty of revelations [make] Warrior Girl Unearthed an edifying and deeply moving read." BookPage (Starred Review)

Angeline Boulley, an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, is a storyteller who writes about her Ojibwe community in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. She is a former Director of the Office of Indian Education at the U.S. Department of Education. Angeline lives in southwest Michigan, but her home will always be on Sugar Island. Firekeeper's Daughter is her debut novel.