I'm reading reviews on goodreads of Jodi Lynn Anderson's new book, Tiger Lily.
In which there's a shaman named Tik Tok who also happens to be Tiger Lily's adoptive father, and, a guy the same age as Tiger Lily... His name is Pine Sap.
According to reviewers, Tiger Lily is shunned because her tribe thinks she is cursed. They also shun Pine Sap because he's very small (physically) and to them, that's not ok...
The first lines in the publisher's promo for the book:
"Before Peter Pan belonged to Wendy, he belonged to the girl with the crow feather in her hair. . ."
Crow feather in her hair?
Reading some of it at the HarperCollins site, I see that Tiger Lily is of the "Sky Eaters" tribe. She stands out because she's like a cross between a roving panther and a girl. She stalks instead of walks. And, because she's female, she's out in a field when the story opens, cultivating tubers, because that is a woman's job.
I don't have an ARC. If someone wants to send me theirs, send me an
email and I'll send the mailing address. The book is due out on July
3rd.
- Home
- About AICL
- Contact
- Search
- Best Books
- Native Nonfiction
- Historical Fiction
- Subscribe
- "Not Recommended" books
- Who links to AICL?
- Are we "people of color"?
- Beta Readers
- Timeline: Foul Among the Good
- Photo Gallery: Native Writers & Illustrators
- Problematic Phrases
- Mexican American Studies
- Lecture/Workshop Fees
- Revised and Withdrawn
- Books that Reference Racist Classics
- The Red X on Book Covers
- Tips for Teachers: Developing Instructional Materi...
- Native? Or, not? A Resource List
- Resources: Boarding and Residential Schools
- Milestones: Indigenous Peoples in Children's Literature
- Banning of Native Voices/Books
- Debbie on Social Media
Friday, June 22, 2012
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment