Angeline BoulleywantsFirekeeper’s Daughterto be the spark that turns into an inferno.
“I’m writing something that very much celebrates my community,” Boulley tells EW.
“When I was growing up, I never read a story with a main character like myself.
Angeline Boulley and her debut novel ‘Firekeeper’s Daughter’.Credit: courtesy; Henry Holt Books for Young Readers
“We’ve been sorely lacking that in literature,” she says.
“So much of what’s been written with a Native main character is set a long time ago.
Too many people think that we exist in the past.
I hope readers are left with, ‘Wow, I never knew this.
And sharing ceremonies outside of our community is not something that would be appropriate.”
“What if I would have liked him?
And what if he would have liked me?”
Why would someone need a young person’s help?'”
“And then for Native readers, for them just to feel seen.
Firekeeper’s Daughterwill be available for purchaseherebeginning March 16.
A version of this story appears in the February 2021 issue ofEntertainment Weekly.
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