Great news! Richard Van Camp's acclaimed
The Lesser Blessed is
now available on Kindle. A couple of years ago, I included his novel in
a piece I wrote for School Library Journal. There, I said this about
The Lesser Blessed:
"Larry is a teenage Dogrib boy whose life
includes alcohol, violence, and sex. Realistically drawn, his story is
raw and unsettling, yet, in Van Camp’s skilled hands, the account is not
depressing. From start to finish, Larry’s Native culture and history
are gracefully infused into the compelling narrative."
Here, I'll say straight up that The Lesser Blessed rocks and I'm glad it is on Kindle. I absolutely love Richard's writing in The Lesser Blessed, but elsewhere, too. Readers of AICL know I've written about several of his books. If you want to know more about him, visit his page at Native Wiki.
For another perspective, visit Teaching Van Camp's The Lesser Blessed to see how Professor Jane Haladay uses his novel in a Native lit course.
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