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Title:
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LaRose |
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Authors:
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Erdrich, Louise |
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Genre:
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Fiction |
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Pages:
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372 |
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Year:
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2016 |
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Publisher:
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Little, Brown |
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Language:
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English |
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Description:
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When five-year-old Dusty Ravich is shot in a hunting accident, the Ravich and Iron families must find a way to deal with the tragedy on their close-knit North Dakota reservation. Following ancient Obijwe tribal traditions, five-year-old LaRose Iron is in turn 'gifted' to the Ravich family in retribution, and thus begins a journey of fragile recovery.
With its focus on contemporary Native American culture, this is a powerful, well-crafted story examining the quest for justice and restoration in a fractured community.
Comments from BDS Reviewers:"An extremely well-crafted book, with characters that haunt you for days after reading the book."
"A story full of human emotion. Great tension."
"An interesting plot with an unusual way of trying to provide justice. The many varied characters are well portrayed."
"A book of wide appeal considering the effects of accidents."
" I enjoyed the suspenseful writing – the style respected the reader and the subject."
"Another excellent Erdrich book about the Native American culture."
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Categories:
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Fiction, Community, Contemporary, Culture/Ethnic/Racial, Morals/Ethics, Relationships, Social commentary/perspectives, Tragedy/disaster, America, 2019 Titles |
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