Wandering Stars: A novel

The eagerly awaited follow-up to Tommy Orange's Pulitzer Prize-finalist There There, Wandering Stars traces the legacies of the Sand Creek Massacre and Carlisle Indian Industrial School through to the shattering aftermath of Orvil Red Feather's shooting in There There.

This powerful novel delves into the lives of Star, a young survivor of the Sand Creek Massacre, and his son Charles, who is sent to the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, where they face brutal treatment from Richard Henry Pratt, an evangelical prison guard who will go on to found the school.

As Orvil's nephew Opal Viola Victoria Bear Shield struggles to come to terms with the trauma of a school shooting in Oakland, she finds solace in her Cheyenne heritage and the resilience of her ancestors.

With stunning prose and unflinching honesty, Orange explores the intergenerational impact of historical trauma on Native American communities, and the ways in which they continue to heal and resist despite the ongoing legacies of colonization and oppression.