Monique Gray Smith delivers a touching message about loving

By the mid-1800s

A dazzlingly original thinker and an irresistible stylist

A wisdom exists in these pages that only comes from someone who writes from his heart

moment that follows continues to evoke in some way

The Summer of Bitter and Sweet Tongva Monique Gray Smith delivers aIn this complex and emotionally resonant novel about a Mtis 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 personand 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. Shell be working in her familys ice cream