Tommy Orange&rsquo\;s "There There" is a & ldquo\;wondrous and shattering award-winning novel that follows twelve cha racters from Native communities: all traveling to the Big Oakland Powwow\, all connected to one another in ways they may not yet realize.&rdquo\;
\nAmong them is Jacquie Red Feather\, newly sober and trying to make i t back to the family she left behind. Dene Oxendene\, pulling his life tog ether after his uncle&rsquo\;s death and working at the powwow to honor hi s memory. Fourteen-year-old Orvil\, coming to perform traditional dance fo r the very first time. They converge and collide on one fateful day at the Big Oakland Powwow and together this chorus of voices tells of the plight of the urban Native American&mdash\;grappling with a complex and painful history\, with an inheritance of beauty and spirituality\, with communion and sacrifice and heroism
\nThe New York Times describes it as a boo k with \;&ldquo\;so much jangling energy and brings so much news from a distinct corner of American life that it&rsquo\;s a revelation.&rdquo\;< /p>\n
"There There" is this year&rsquo\;s \;One Maryland One Book s election. Join us for this month&rsquo\;s Diversity Dialogue\, leading int o Native American Heritage Month and aligning with the One Maryland One Bo ok Maryland-wide read. \;
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