Rain Is Not My Indian Name

In a voicethat resonates with insight and humor, New York Times bestselling authorCynthia Leitich Smith tells the story of a teenage girl who must face down her grief and reclaim herplace in the world with the help of her intertribal community.

It's been six months since Cassidy Rain Berghoff'sbest friend, Galen, died, and up until now she has succeeded in shuttingherself off from the world. But when controversy arises around Aunt Georgia'sIndian Camp in their mostly white midwestern community, Rain decides to facethe outside world again, with a new job photographing the campers for hertown's newspaper.

Soon, Rain has to decide how involved she wants to become inIndian Camp. Does she want to keep a professional distance from her fellowNative teens? And, though she is still grieving, will she be able to embrace newfriends and new beginnings?

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