I Can Make This Promise
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · December 8, 2020
A Middle Grade pick for readers exploring I Can Make This Promise.
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- Who it’s for
- A family mystery gives Edie’s search for Native American identity both intimacy and urgency.
- Themes
- Family secrets, Native American identity, Family heritage
- Genres
- US: Native American Stories, Adoption Stories, Friendship
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In her debut middle grade novel—inspired by her family’s history—Christine Day tells the story of a girl who uncovers her family’s secrets—and finds her own Native American identity. All her life, Edie has known that her mom was adopted by a white couple. So, no matter how curious she might be about her Native American heritage, Edie is sure her family doesn’t have any answers.
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Until the day when she and her friends discover a box hidden in the attic—a box full of letters signed “Love, Edith,” and photos of a woman who looks just like her. Suddenly, Edie has a flurry of new questions about this woman who shares her name. Could she belong to the Native family that Edie never knew about? But if her mom and dad have kept this secret from her all her life, how can she trust them to tell her the truth now?
Questions of Belonging
A family mystery gives Edie’s search for Native American identity both intimacy and urgency.
Come here for
- A young person’s questions about heritage, adoption, and trust
- The pull of letters and photographs with family ties
Expect
- A sustained middle-grade narrative about identity and family secrets
- Curiosity that reaches beyond what a family has said
Where it sits
| US: Native American Stories | 95% |
|---|---|
| Adoption Stories | 76% |
| Friendship | 43% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- US: Native American Stories
- Adoption Stories
- Historical Fiction
- Mysteries & Detective Stories
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- Growing Up
- Big Feelings
- Friendship
- Prejudice & Racism
- Authors
- Christine Day
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- December 8, 2020
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Family secrets · Native American identity · Family heritage
- Reading lane
- US: Native American Stories