Home Waltz

Fiction. Native American Studies. In 1973, fifteen-year old, or Squito Bob, is a mixed-blood NleᎮkepmx boy trying to find his place in a small, mostly Native town. His closest friends are three nleᎮkepmx boys and a white kid, an obnoxious runt who thinks himself superior to his friends. Accepted as neither Native nor white, Squito often feels like the stray dog of the group and envisions a short, disastrous life for himself. HOME WALTZ follows the boys over thirty-six hours on what should be one of the best weekends of their lives. With a senior girls volleyball tournament in town, Squito's favourite band performing, and enough alcohol for ten people, the boys dream of girls, dancing and possibly romance. A story of love, heartbreak and tragedy, HOME WALTZ delves into suicide, alcohol abuse, body image insecurities, and systemic racism. A coming of age story like no other, HOME WALTZ speaks to one indigenous youth's experience of growing up in a world that doesn't want or trust him.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Palimpsest Press
Published: 10/01/2020
ISBN: 9781989287644
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.20w x 0.90d