The Summer of Bitter and Sweet (PB)
In this complex and emotionally resonant novel about a Métis girl living on the Canadian prairies, debut author Jen Ferguson serves up a powerful story about rage, secrets, and all the spectrums that make up a person—and the sweetness that can still live alongside the bitterest truth. A William C. Morris Award Honor Book and a Stonewall Award Honor Book!
Lou has enough confusion in front of her this summer. She’ll be working in her family’s ice-cream shack with her newly ex-boyfriend—whose kisses never made her feel desire, only discomfort—and her former best friend, King, who is back in their Canadian prairie town after disappearing three years ago without a word.
But when she gets a letter from her biological father—a man she hoped would stay behind bars for the rest of his life—Lou immediately knows that she cannot meet him, no matter how much he insists.
While King’s friendship makes Lou feel safer and warmer than she would have thought possible, when her family’s business comes under threat, she soon realizes that she can’t ignore her father forever.
One summer to figure out her heart, her future, and the secrets her family has been keeping.
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The Buffalo Hunter (PB) 
The Knowing: How the Oppression of Indigenous Peoples Continues to Echo Today
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The Summer of Bitter and Sweet (HC) 
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The Marrow Thieves 
Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future
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Beyond the Glittering World: An Anthology of Indigenous Feminisms and Futurisms 
Rooted in Fire: A Celebration of Native American and Mexican Cooking About the Author
Jen Ferguson
Métis with ancestral ties to the Red River (on her father's side) and Canadian settler (on her mother's side), an activist, a feminist, an auntie, and an accomplice armed with a PhD in English and Creative Writing. Jen believes writing,...
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