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Give me some truth a novel with paintings

In 1980 life is hard on the Tuscarora Reservation in upstate New York, and most of the teenagers feel like they are going nowhere: Carson Mastick dreams of forming a rock band, and Maggi Bokoni longs to create her own conceptual artwork instead of the traditional beadwork that her family sells to to...

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Main Author: Gansworth, Eric L. (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2018.
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Tuscarora Indians > Young adult fiction.
Indian teenagers > Young adult fiction.
Indian musicians > Young adult fiction.
Indian artists > Young adult fiction.
Indian families > New York (State) > Young adult fiction.
Adolescence > Young adult fiction.
Indians of North America > New York (State) > Young adult fiction.
Coming of age > Young adult fiction.
Tuscarora Nation Reservation (N.Y.) > Young adult fiction.
New York (State) > History > 20th century > Young adult fiction.
Bildungsromans > Young adult.
Summary: In 1980 life is hard on the Tuscarora Reservation in upstate New York, and most of the teenagers feel like they are going nowhere: Carson Mastick dreams of forming a rock band, and Maggi Bokoni longs to create her own conceptual artwork instead of the traditional beadwork that her family sells to tourists--but tensions are rising between the reservation and the surrounding communities, and somehow in the confusion of politics and growing up Carson and Maggi have to make a place for themselves.
Physical Description: 403 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography: Includes playlist & discography.
ISBN: 9781338143546
1338143549
Author Notes: Eric Gansworth is Lowery Writer-in-Residence and Professor of English at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York, and was recently NEH Distinguished Visiting Professor at Colgate University. An enrolled Onondaga, he was born and raised at the Tuscarora Indian Nation, just outside Niagara Falls, New York. His debut novel for young readers, If I Ever Get Out of Here , was a YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults pick and an American Indian Library Association Young Adult Honor selection, and he is the author of numerous acclaimed books for adults. Eric is also a visual artist, generally incorporating paintings as integral elements into his written work. His work has been widely shown and anthologized and has appeared in Iroquois Art: Power and History , The Kenyon Review , and Shenandoah , among other places, and he was recently selected for inclusion in Lit City , a Just Buffalo Literary Center public arts project celebrating Buffalo's literary legacy. Please visit his website at ericgansworth.com.

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