The Lost Journals of Sacajewea

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Hardcover release has sold over 8K copiesHardcover release was an Indie Next pickHardcover release was named a Recommended Read by the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Library Journal and The Millions and the author was featured in the New York Times for her contribution to redefining fiction about the American WestThe novel’s reclamation of American mythological figure Sacajewea and its brutal representation of the destructive impact of colonization—as well as its depiction of Native communities and individuals before making first contact with white men—is singular, striking, and will appeal to a wide and curious audienceThe novel’s inventive use of language and its representation of arguably one of the first Missing and Murdered Indigenous women on record provides rich fodder for book clubs and classroomsHundreds of thousands of third-through-sixth graders across the country are taught about Sacajewea each year, she represents a historical figure controlled by the white gaze and colonization, and during a time when writers and artists are reclaiming their cultures, identities, and histories, The Lost Journals of Sacajewea will be widely celebrated