Ricochet River
25th Anniversary Edition
Ooligan Press · Print & ebook · April 1, 2017
It’s 1960.
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- Who it’s for
- A close-knit story of young people testing the roles a small town hands them.
- Genres
- Native American YA, 20th-Century US YA, Coming of Age
- Published
- Ooligan Press, April 1, 2017
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It’s 1960. In a small logging town called Calamus that’s about as far in the middle of nowhere as you can get, Wade Curren, star of the high school baseball and football teams, is content living out his role of local hero, holding court in the corner booth of the town diner where his girlfriend Lorna waits tables. Lorna, working to support her family, is plotting her escape from their small town.
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Fiercely independent and an avid reader of the kinds of books that aren’t taught in school, Lorna wants a bigger life. She tries to show Wade that Calamus is a trap, that as an individual he should fear the town’s rigid “boxes” and expectations. But Wade’s box is too comfortable and she can’t make him understand. When Jesse Howl arrives from the Klamath Warm Springs Reservation, his presence shakes up the town. Jesse doesn’t seem to know how an Indian “should” act. Yet even as he and Wade compete for the top spots on the baseball and football teams, they become friends. As they raft the river, fish, and listen to Wade’s grandfather’s stories, Wade, Jesse, and Lorna forge a lasting bond and discover exactly how much it could cost them to be themselves.
Beyond the Town Lines
A close-knit story of young people testing the roles a small town hands them.
Come here for
- Small-town expectations, restless ambition, and friendships that cross boundaries
- A coming-of-age story shaped by sports, river days, and family stories
Expect
- Three young people finding room to be themselves
- A bond tested by the cost of stepping outside familiar roles
Where it sits
| Coming of Age | 67% |
|---|---|
| Native American YA | 57% |
| 20th-Century US YA | 38% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Coming of Age
- 20th-Century US YA
- Authors
- Robin Cody
- Publisher
- Ooligan Press
- Published
- April 1, 2017
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Coming of Age