| Home Waltz Contributor(s): Grisenthwaite, G. a. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1989287646 ISBN-13: 9781989287644 Publisher: Palimpsest Press OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Native American & Aboriginal - Fiction | Coming Of Age - Fiction | Small Town & Rural |
| Dewey: 813.6 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.2" W x 8.1" (0.83 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Fiction. Native American Studies. In 1973, fifteen-year old, or Squito Bob, is a mixed-blood NleᎮkepmx boy trying to find his place in a small, mostly Native town. His closest friends are three nleᎮkepmx boys and a white kid, an obnoxious runt who thinks himself superior to his friends. Accepted as neither Native nor white, Squito often feels like the stray dog of the group and envisions a short, disastrous life for himself. HOME WALTZ follows the boys over thirty-six hours on what should be one of the best weekends of their lives. With a senior girls volleyball tournament in town, Squito's favourite band performing, and enough alcohol for ten people, the boys dream of girls, dancing and possibly romance. A story of love, heartbreak and tragedy, HOME WALTZ delves into suicide, alcohol abuse, body image insecurities, and systemic racism. A coming of age story like no other, HOME WALTZ speaks to one indigenous youth's experience of growing up in a world that doesn't want or trust him. |
