Where the Dead Sit Talking Hardcover 1616958871 9781616958879 Brandon Hobson

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I read a lot of Native American fiction, but this was certainly unexpected. Sequoya is a foster child with many issues. The author puts us deep inside his head to the point where I won't soon forget him. I don't mind a dark narrative when it's written in such a way that I'm connected to the chara...

from msf59

Set in rural Oklahoma in the late 1980s, we are introduced to Sequoyah, a fifteen year old boy, of Cherokee heritage. He has been placed into the foster care system, after his mother's imprisonment. He is a troubled, unstable kid, who can't seem to fit in, but he is eventually sent to live with t...

from cdyankeefan

Sequoah and Rosemary are two Native American teenagers residing in the same group home. The book begins with the revelation of Rosemary's death and works backwards in describing the events leading up to her passing.sequoah and Rosemary develop a relationship in which Rosemary exerts an almost Sve...

from akblanchard

Where the Dead Sit Talking is the strange, ambiguous story of Sequoyah, a Cherokee teen stuck in the Oklahoma foster care system circa 1989. Sequoyah, who has gender identity issues, develops a strong connection to Rosemary, a beautiful but deceitful girl who lives in the same foster-care home. A...

from muddyboy

This is the story of a Native American boy whose mother is in jail and he has been shuttled to different foster families over the years This novel begins as he enters a new family with two foster kids already. He develops a close relationship especially the girl who is two years his senior. The n...