{"product_id":"calling-for-a-blanket-dance-9781643751474","title":"Calling for a Blanket Dance","description":"\u003cb\u003eA moving and deeply engaging debut novel about a young Native American man finding strength in his familial identity, from a stellar new voice in fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Told in a series of voices, \u003ci\u003eCalling for a Blanket Dance\u003c\/i\u003e takes us into the life of Ever Geimausaddle through the multigenerational perspectives of his family as they face myriad obstacles. His father's injury at the hands of corrupt police, his mother's struggle to hold on to her job and care for her husband, the constant resettlement of the family, and the legacy of centuries of injustice all intensify Ever's bottled-up rage. Meanwhile, all of Ever's relatives have ideas about who he is and who he \u003ci\u003eshould\u003c\/i\u003e be. His Cherokee grandmother urges the family to move across Oklahoma to find security; his grandfather hopes to reunite him with his heritage through traditional gourd dances; his Kiowa cousin reminds him that he's connected to an ancestral past. And once an adult, Ever must take the strength given to him by his relatives to save not only himself but also the next generation of family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e How will this young man visualize a place for himself when the world hasn't given him a place to start with? Honest, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting, \u003ci\u003eCalling for a Blanket Dance\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of how Ever Geimausaddle found his way to home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Algonquin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/26\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643751474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2022 pg. 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/30\/2022\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oscar Hokeah","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42159542304949,"sku":"9781643751474","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/calling-for-a-blanket-dance-9781643751474","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}