Romeo District Library is pleased to announce that Angeline
Boulley\, author
of Firekeeper&rsquo\;s Daughter\, will be coming to
Romeo Middle School Auditorium Thursday\, September
28 at 6:00 pm. F
irekeeper&rsquo\;s Daughter was announced as the 2023-24 Great Michigan Re
ad selection
in March by Michigan Humanities. Romeo is the only locat
ion in the southeastern Michigan region on
the Great Michigan Read au
thor tour.
\"I am so pleased that we are able to host this event. Bou
lley's writing is definitely deserving of all of
the accolades\, and
she's a fantastic presenter\,&rdquo\; said Romeo District Library Director
Claire Meeker.
The address of Romeo Middle School 11091 32 Mile Rd.
in Romeo\, 48065. Attendees are asked to
use the entrance at the back
northeast corner of the building.
Local bookseller\, Squirreled Away
Books of Armada\, will supply copies of Boulley&rsquo\;s books\,
Fir
ekeeper's Daughter and its successor\, Warrior Girl Unearthed. &ldquo\;The
re will be a chance to buy both
of her books at the event\, and Ms. B
oulley will be signing those books\,\" Meeker added.
Michigan Humanit
ies&rsquo\; Great Michigan Read creates a statewide discussion around a Mi
chigan
themed book. Through partnerships with libraries\, schools\, b
ook clubs\, and a wide range of other
non-profit organizations\, the
Great Michigan Read facilitates statewide reading and programs to
bri
dge communities around a common conversation. Author Boulley is a Michigan
native and enrolled
member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa
Indians. She previously served as a director of the
Office of Indian
Education in the U.S. Department of Education.
The 2023-24 Great Mic
higan Read is presented by Michigan Humanities and supported by national\,
statewide and local partners\, including the National Endowment for
the Humanities\, The Meijer
Foundation\, Image Creative Group\, Li
brary of Michigan\, BiblioBoard\, and Michigan Radio Reads. For
more
information on the Great Michigan Read\, visit www.michiganhumanities.org.
About the Book
Eighteen-year-old Daunis Fontaine has never quit
e fit in\, both in her hometown and on the nearby
Ojibwe reservation.
She dreams of a fresh start at college\, but when family tragedy strikes
Daunis
puts her future on hold to look after her fragile mother. The
only bright spot is meeting Jamie\, the
charming new recruit on her b
rother Levi&rsquo\;s hockey team.
Yet even as Daunis falls for Jamie\
, she senses the dashing hockey star is hiding something.
Everything
comes to light when Daunis witnesses a shocking murder\, thrusting her int
o an FBI
investigation of a lethal new drug.
Reluctantly\, Dauni
s agrees to go undercover\, drawing on her knowledge of chemistry and Ojib
we
traditional medicine to track down the source. But the search for
truth is more complicated than
Daunis imagined\, exposing secrets and
old scars. At the same time\, she grows concerned with an
investigat
ion that seems more focused on punishing the offenders than protecting the
victims.
Now\, as the deceptions&mdash\;and deaths&mdash\;keep growi
ng\, Daunis must learn what it means to be a strong
Anishinaabe kwe (
Ojibwe woman) and how far she&rsquo\;ll go for her community\, even if it
tears apart the
only world she&rsquo\;s ever known.
About Michig
an Humanities
Michigan Humanities strives to bring people together th
rough stories\, histories\, cultures\, and
conversations. In carrying
out this mission\, Michigan Humanities builds awareness and excitement fo
r
humanities in everyday life\, achieves best practices and sustainab
ility for all humanities programs and
services in Michigan\, and upho
lds the following key values: inclusion\, diversity\, and equity\; discove
ry
and understanding\; authentic conversation\; respectful collaborat
ion\; and meaningful experiences.
Michigan Humanities&rsquo\; vision
is a more thoughtful\, connected\, engaged\, and informed Michigan.
A
bout Romeo District Library
With two branch locations\, Romeo Distric
t Library serves the communities of Romeo\, and Bruce and
Washington
Townships. Its mission is to provide equal access to resources while creat
ing trust and
connections for our community in order to encourage lif
elong learning for all. RDL is a member of the
Suburban Library Coope
rative\, a network of public libraries in the Macomb County area and beyon
d\,
and the MeLCat Statewide Catalog. For more\, visit www.rdl.org.
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