DC Public Library and the DC Public Librar y Foundation are excited to host Loyalty Bookstores and esteemed young adu lt authors Angeline Boulley and Nick Brooks for a discussion of their late st books\, Warrior Girl Unearthed and Promise Boys. This eve nt requires registration and will take place on the first floor in the lar ge meeting room.
\n#1 New York Times b estselling author of Firekeeper's Daughter Angeline Boulley t akes us back to Sugar Island in this high-stakes thriller about the power of discovering your stolen history.
\nPerry Firekeeper-Birch has alw ays known who she is - the laidback twin\, the troublemaker\, the best fis her on Sugar Island. Her aspirations won't ever take her far from home\, a nd she wouldn't have it any other way. But as the rising number of missing Indigenous women starts circling closer to home\, as her family becomes e mbroiled in a high-profile murder investigation\, and as greedy grave robb ers seek to profit off of what belongs to her Anishinaabe tribe\, Perry be gins to question everything.
\nIn order to reclaim this inheritance for her people\, Perry has no choice but to take matters into her own hand s. She can only count on her friends and allies\, including her overachiev ing twin and a charming new boy in town with unwavering morals. Old rivalr ies\, sister secrets\, and botched heists cannot - will not - stop her fro m uncovering the mystery before the ancestors and missing women are lost f orever. \;
\nABOUT PROMISE BOYS
\nA blockbuster\, dark academia m ystery about three teens of color who must investigate their principal&rsq uo\;s murder to clear their own names&mdash\;this page-turning thriller is perfect for fans of \;Karen McManus\, \;Jason Reynolds\, \;An gie Thomas\, and Holly Jackson.
\n"Thrilling\, captivating\, and bla de-sharp." &mdash\;Karen M. McManus\, #1 \;New York Times \;bestse lling author of \;One of Us Is Lying
\n"A brilliant pulls-no-pun ches mystery." &mdash\;Adam Silvera\, #1 \;New York Times \;bestse lling author of \;They Both Die at the End
\nThe prestigious Urb an Promise Prep school might look pristine on the outside\, but deadly sec rets lurk within. When the principal ends up murdered on school premises a nd the cops come sniffing around\, a trio of students&mdash\;J.B.\, Ram&oa cute\;n\, and Trey&mdash\;emerge as the prime suspects. They had the means \, they had the motive&mdash\;and they may have had the murder weapon. But with all three maintaining their innocence\, they must band together to t rack down the real killer before they are arrested. Or is the true culprit hiding among them?
\nFind out who killed Principal Moore in Nick Br ooks's murder mystery\, \;Promise Boys&mdash\;The Hate U Give \;me ets \;One of Us Is Lying.
\nABOUT THE AUTHORS
\nAngeline Boulley\,
an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians\, is
a storyteller who writes about her Ojibwe community in Michigan's Upper P
eninsula. She is a former Director of the Office of Indian Education at th
e U.S. Department of Education. Angeline lives in southwest Michigan\, but
her home will always be on Sugar Island. \;Firekeeper's Daughter
\;is her debut novel. In 2022\, it won the 2022 Michael L. Printz Award an
d the 2022 William C. Morris Award
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Nick Brooks \;is an author and award-winning
filmmaker from Washington\, DC. He is a 2020 graduate of USC's TV and Fil
m Production program. His short film\, \;Hoop Dreamin'\, earned him th
e George Lucas Scholar Award and was a finalist in the Forbes 30 Under 30
Film Fest. He is currently in development for his first feature film\,&nbs
p\;We Were Born Kings\, with Mandalay Pictures. Before becoming a filmmake
r\, Nick was an educator working with at-risk youth and many of his storie
s are colored by his experiences with the children and families of his com
munity. He is also the author of \;Nothing Interesting Ever Happens to
Ethan Fairmont. Follow Nick on Twitter and on Instagram.
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\nABOUT THE MODERATOR
\n< p>Kit Ballenger\, JD/MLIS\, is a Washington\, D.C. area youth services lib rarian and literary consultant with Help Your Shelf. She is active with AL A\, loves working with KidLit clients\, like the nonprofit Pride and Less Prejudice\, and appears regularly on satellite radio as the Kids Place Liv e librarian in residence. You can find her reviews at Shelf Awareness\, in Booklist\, and on Instagram @KitonLit.\nhttps://dclibrary.libnet.info /event/8240533 URL;VALUE=URI:https://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/8240533 ATTACH:https://static.libnet.info/images/events/dclibrary/Warrior_Girl_Pro mise_Boys_Loyalty_Twitter.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR