Rain Is Not My Indian Name by Cynthia Leitich Smith
After she loses her best friend, perhaps her camera can help her connect with some of her fellow Native teens.
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Young Adult Fiction | Contemporary Fiction
Rain Is Not My Indian Name by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Description
It's been six months since Cassidy Rain Berghoff lost her best friend, and up until now she has succeeded in shutting herself off from the world. But when controversy arises around Aunt Georgia’s Indian Camp in their mostly white midwestern community, Rain decides to face the outside world again, with a new job photographing the campers for her town’s newspaper. But does Rain want to keep a professional distance from her fellow Native teens?
My Thoughts
I might or might not have read or skimmed the book blurb back when I first came across this novel. Don't remember. But, because I started it without any knowledge (or remembrance) about the plot, I was able to step in and just take the story as it came.
Thoughtful and Poignant
Granted, the experience required a little patience on my part. I admittedly started the novel with work deadlines and other stuff looming in front of my psyche. And this isn't a loud read to grab your brain and pull you through the pages at breakneck speed.
Still, as I let this thoughtfully delivered, ultimately poignant story of grief and healing come to me, it became something rather beautiful.
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