 | Looking for smoke Author: Cobell, K. A. | |
| Price: $13.11 | ||
Summary:
Four teens on the Blackfeet Reservation find themselves the suspects of an investigation when a classmate is found murdered during the annual Indian Days celebrations.
| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: MG+ Reading Level: 4.70 Points: 15.0 Quiz: 551239 |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (04/01/23)
School Library Journal (00/06/24)
Booklist (05/01/24)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/06/24)
The Hornbook (00/05/24)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 05/01/2024 While attending a traditional Blackfeet giveaway ceremony, a girl named Samantha goes missing and is soon found strangled. Quickly, four of her friends become the focus of the murder investigation. The reader follows the points of view of Samantha’s friends as they try to unravel the mystery of her death and clear their good names. But it soon becomes clear that they have been keeping secrets—from their families, communities, and one another. And in the end, perhaps one of them really is the killer. Cobell takes an already solid thriller and raises the stakes by setting it on a Blackfeet Nation reservation, shining light upon the problems that plague many Native American communities, including substance abuse, poverty, and the epidemic of violence against Native women and girls. Every character has had their lives impacted by one or more of these, and the struggle against these pervasive issues drags them down like an inexorable tide. The result is a story that is gritty and tense but also showcases the deep-rooted strength Native American communities have to summon hope in challenging times. - Copyright 2024 Booklist.
