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Ezra Cloud hates living in Northeast Minneapolis. His father is a professor of their language, Ojibwe, at a local college, so they have to be there. But Ezra hates the dirty, polluted snow around them. He hates being away from the rez at Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation. And he hates the local bully in his neighborhood, Matt Schroeder, who terrorizes Ezra and his friend Nora George. Ezra gets into a terrible fight with Matt at school defending Nora, and that same night, Matts house burns down. Instantly, Ezra becomes a prime suspect. Knowing he wont get a fair deal, and knowing his innocence, Ezras family sends him away to run traplines with his grandfather in a remote part of Canada, while the investigation is ongoing. But the Schroeders are looking for him... From acclaimed author Anton Treuer comes a novel thats both taut thriller and a raw, tender coming-of-age story, about one Ojibwe boy learning to love himself through the love of his family around him. P R A I S E Where Wolves Dont Die will lift you up and not let you down. Anton Treuer knows how to tell a gripping story and the suspense doesnt let up for a single page. Along the way youll learn about Ojibwe lifeways, languages, sharp jokes, gentle humor, and how to keep romantic love alive from youth to old age. I couldnt put this book down until Id finished it, and then, I could not forget it. n--Louise Erdrich, Pulitzer Prize Winner and owner of Birchbark Books I am in awe, crying and smiling at the same time. Where Wolves Dont Die is a love letter to our Ancestors. This beautiful story is full of cultural teachings and characters so familiar that Im pretty sure were related. n--Angeline Boulley, #1 NYT bestselling author of Firekeepers Daughter It is quite likely that I will never stop reading Where Wolves Dont Die. First of all, its an excellent piece of writing, and second of all, each time that I would read through one section I would want to go back and read that section or another one over again. I enjoyed the writing so much because the authors thoughts reflected mine in terms of what I knew my life to be and what I had hoped could have been. I think it is one of the best pieces of writing I have ever read. n--The Hon. Senator Murray Sinclair, Chair of Canadas Truth and Reconciliation Commission A nuanced adventure centering family and growth. n--Kirkus Where Wolves Dont Die gives voice to all of us who survived residential boarding school, visibili
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