Overview
At age 17, Cal Burton, half-Ute Indian, never gave much thought to his heritage. But when his parents suddenly divorce, Cal's mother uproots him and his siblings from Spokane, WA, to live with her on the Utah reservation where she grew up. Angry and resentful, Cal is at first put off by the poor standard of living on the reservation. Things only get worse and he's shocked when confronted with blatant racism in town. And here, people seem to recoil when he mentions his name. On top of it all, the bigoted local sheriff seems to have it in for him. When Cal's world is suddenly rocked by a terrible tragedy and he unearths several shocking facts surrounding his aunt's death at a nearby lake twenty years before, he vows to let nothing stop him from getting at the truth. Suspenseful and richly layered, I Am Nuchu is a coming-of-age story about a teen wrestling with his identity as he finds himself caught between two drastically different worlds.
Full Product Details
Author: Brenda Stanley
Publisher: Oliver-Heber Books
Imprint: Oliver-Heber Books
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.60cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.417kg
ISBN: 9798989017638
Pages: 284
Publication Date: 04 October 2023
Recommended Age: From 13 to 18 years
Audience:
Young adult
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Teenage / Young adult
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
"""I Am Nuchu is a moving story of a young man's journey to accepting--and appreciating--who he really is. It's a great read. I couldn't put it down!"" --Tracie Potts, Washington Correspondent, NBC News Channel ""Young people will relate to Cal's struggle to find out who he really is--on the inside as well as the outside--and where he belongs. At the same time, readers will thrill at the shocking turns of events, and the mystery of Cal's past as it is revealed with bullet-like intensity..."" --Shelley Stoehr, author of Crosses, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and a YALSA Popular Paperback for Young Adults"
Author Information
Brenda Stanley is a former television news anchor and investigative reporter for the NBC affiliate in Eastern Idaho. She has been recognized for her writing by the Scripps Howard Foundation, the Hearst Journalism Awards, The Idaho Press Club, and the Society for Professional Journalists. She is a graduate of Southern Utah University and the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. She is the mother of 5 children, including two sets of twins. Brenda and her husband, Dave, a veterinarian, live on a small ranch near the Snake River with their horses and dogs.
