In her debut middle grade novel—inspired by her family’s history—Christine Day tells the story of a girl who uncovers her family’s secrets—and finds her own Native American identity.
All her life, Edie has known that her mom was adopted by a white couple. So, no matter how curious she might be about her Native American heritage, Edie is sure her family doesn’t have any answers.
Until the day when she and her friends discover a box hidden in the attic—a box full of letters signed “Love, Edith,” and photos of a woman who looks just like her.
Suddenly, Edie has a flurry of new questions about this woman who shares her name. Could she belong to the Native family that Edie never knew about? But if her mom and dad have kept this secret from her all her life, how can she trust them to tell her the truth now?
I Can Make This Promise by Christine Day
Christine Day (Upper Skagit) is the author of The Sea in Winter and I Can Make This Promise, which was a best book of the year from Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, NPR, and the Chicago Public Library, as well as an American Indian Youth Literature Award Honor Book and a Charlotte Huck Award Honor Book.
ISBN-13: 9780062871992
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: 10/01/2019
Pages: 272
Product dimensions: 5.60(w) x 8.30(h) x 1.20(d)
Lexile: HL610L
Age Range: 8 - 12 YearsBISAC Categories:
Young Adult - Juvenile Fiction | Native American
Young Adult - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Parents
Young Adult - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Adoption
Young Adult - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
Young Adult - Juvenile Fiction | Diversity & Multicultural
Young Adult - Juvenile Fiction | Historical | General
Young Adult - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries & Detective Stories
LC Subjects:
-Indians of North America -Family life
-Identity -Mothers and daughters
-Adoption -Coast Salish Indians
-Washington (State) -Seattle (Wash.)
-Secrets -Identity (Psychology) in children
-Families -Seattle
-Family secrets -JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United S
-JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Prejudice -JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Adoption