I Can Make This Promise by Christine Day

I Can Make This Promise by Christine Day

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?

★ “The novel is enlightening and a must-read for anyone interested in issues surrounding identity and adoptionDebut author Day (Upper Skagit) handles family separation in Native America with insight and grace.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) ★ “Beyond the mystery, important themes resonate throughout, including cultural identity and what makes a friendship worth keeping. Day’s affecting novel also considers historical truths about how Native Americans have been treated throughout U.S. history, particularly underlining family separations.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) “I Can Make This Promise manages to be both deeply sad and brightly hopeful, and Edie Green will steal readers’ hearts with her empathy and curious spirit—she certainly stole mine.”  — Hayley Chewins, author of The Turnaway Girls “Day’s novel brings an accessible, much-needed perspective about the very real consequences of Indigenous children being taken from their families and Native Nations. The absence of one’s tribal community, loss of culture and lack of connection to relatives have ripple effects for generations.” — Traci Sorell (Cherokee Nation), award-winning author of We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga “A truly enticing, beautifully written story that delivers a historical reveal at just the right time.” — Betsy Bird, A Fuse #8 Production (SLJ blog) “A glorious novel about friendship, emerging identity, family secrets, and lost culture, Day’s debut, while targeted at 8 to 12-year-olds at grade levels 3 to 7, will resonate with readers of all ages.” — BookTrib

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. You can visit her online at bychristineday.com

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ISBN 13	9780062872005
ISBN 10	0062872001
Title	I Can Make This Promise
Author	Christine Day
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Year published	2021-01-07
Number of pages	288
Prizes	Winner of Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award (Vermont) (United States)., Winner of American Indian Youth Literature Award Honor Book (United States).
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.