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This book illuminates problems faced by children, especially challenges having to do with making your voice heard about things you are passionate about. This book will help readers connect to their cultural identities as well as learn about indigenous cultures. The author does not stray away from awkward situations or real topics. I would use this as an independent reading book or read aloud.

This book is contemporary realistic fiction and won the American Youth Literature Award for middle school books. This story follows a girl named Wesley Wilder as she gets her poem printed in the school newspaper. Wesley has encounters with emotional jitters, her crush, her teachers, and the acceptance from her indigenous heritage.

This book illuminates problems faced by children, especially challenges having to do with making your voice heard about things you are passionate about. This book will help readers connect to their cultural identities as well as learn about indigenous cultures. The author does not stray away from awkward situations or real topics. I would use this as an independent reading book or read aloud.

“This is a story of quiet determination and triumph, with well-defined characters who push each other and are there for each other.”