Soldier sister, fly home
Author:
Publisher:
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date:
[2016]
Language:
English
Accelerated Reader:
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure:
590L
Description
A tender and gripping novel about family, identity, and loss.
Thirteen-year-old Tess is having a hard enough time understanding what it means to be part white and part Navajo, but now she's coping with her sister Gaby's announcement that she's going to enlist and fight in the Iraq war. Gaby's decision comes just weeks after the news that Lori Piestewa, a member of their community, is the first Native American woman in US history to die in combat, adding to Tess's stress and emotions. While Gaby is away, Tess reluctantly cares for her sister's semi-wild stallion, Blue, who will teach Tess how to deal with tragic loss and guide her own journey of self-discovery.
Lori Piestewa was a real-life soldier who was killed in Iraq and was a member of the Hopi tribe. Back matter includes further information about Piestewa as well as a note by author Nancy Bo Flood detailing her experiences living on the Navajo reservation. A pronunciation guide to all Navajo vocabulary used within the text is also included.
Thirteen-year-old Tess is having a hard enough time understanding what it means to be part white and part Navajo, but now she's coping with her sister Gaby's announcement that she's going to enlist and fight in the Iraq war. Gaby's decision comes just weeks after the news that Lori Piestewa, a member of their community, is the first Native American woman in US history to die in combat, adding to Tess's stress and emotions. While Gaby is away, Tess reluctantly cares for her sister's semi-wild stallion, Blue, who will teach Tess how to deal with tragic loss and guide her own journey of self-discovery.
Lori Piestewa was a real-life soldier who was killed in Iraq and was a member of the Hopi tribe. Back matter includes further information about Piestewa as well as a note by author Nancy Bo Flood detailing her experiences living on the Navajo reservation. A pronunciation guide to all Navajo vocabulary used within the text is also included.
Subjects
Subjects
Arizona -- Fiction
Arizona -- Juvenile fiction
Families
Families -- Arizona -- Fiction
Families -- Arizona -- Juvenile fiction
Grandmothers
Grandmothers -- Fiction
Grandmothers -- Juvenile fiction
Horses
Horses -- Fiction
Horses -- Juvenile fiction
Indians of North America
Indians of North America -- Arizona -- Fiction
Indians of North America -- Arizona -- Juvenile fiction
Mixed descent
Navajo Indians
Navajo Indians -- Mixed descent -- Fiction
Navajo Indians -- Mixed descent -- Juvenile fiction
Sisters
Sisters -- Fiction
Sisters -- Juvenile fiction
Women soldiers
Women soldiers -- Fiction
Women soldiers -- Juvenile fiction
Young adult fiction
Arizona -- Juvenile fiction
Families
Families -- Arizona -- Fiction
Families -- Arizona -- Juvenile fiction
Grandmothers
Grandmothers -- Fiction
Grandmothers -- Juvenile fiction
Horses
Horses -- Fiction
Horses -- Juvenile fiction
Indians of North America
Indians of North America -- Arizona -- Fiction
Indians of North America -- Arizona -- Juvenile fiction
Mixed descent
Navajo Indians
Navajo Indians -- Mixed descent -- Fiction
Navajo Indians -- Mixed descent -- Juvenile fiction
Sisters
Sisters -- Fiction
Sisters -- Juvenile fiction
Women soldiers
Women soldiers -- Fiction
Women soldiers -- Juvenile fiction
Young adult fiction
More Details
Contributors:
ISBN:
9781580897020
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 4, 5 Points
Level 4, 5 Points
Lexile measure:
590L
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Grouping Title | soldier sister fly home |
Grouping Author | bo flood |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2023-11-22 23:29:11PM |
Last Indexed | 2023-12-04 05:38:47AM |
Solr Fields
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Half-Navajo, half-white sisters Tess and Gaby are separated when Gaby drops out of college to join the army. Now as Gaby is deployed to Iraq, she asks Tess to care for Blue, the spirited horse that Tess dislikes. Tess struggles with her identity and with missing her sister, and she decides to spend the summer with her grandmother at sheep camp where tragedy strikes.
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Grandmothers -- Fiction
Grandmothers -- Juvenile fiction
Horses -- Fiction
Horses -- Juvenile fiction
Indians of North America -- Arizona -- Fiction
Indians of North America -- Arizona -- Juvenile fiction
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Navajo Indians -- Mixed descent -- Juvenile fiction
Sisters -- Fiction
Sisters -- Juvenile fiction
Women soldiers -- Fiction
Women soldiers -- Juvenile fiction
Young adult fiction
Arizona -- Juvenile fiction
Families -- Arizona -- Fiction
Families -- Arizona -- Juvenile fiction
Grandmothers -- Fiction
Grandmothers -- Juvenile fiction
Horses -- Fiction
Horses -- Juvenile fiction
Indians of North America -- Arizona -- Fiction
Indians of North America -- Arizona -- Juvenile fiction
Navajo Indians -- Mixed descent -- Fiction
Navajo Indians -- Mixed descent -- Juvenile fiction
Sisters -- Fiction
Sisters -- Juvenile fiction
Women soldiers -- Fiction
Women soldiers -- Juvenile fiction
Young adult fiction
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Soldier sister, fly home
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Soldier sister, fly home / Nancy Bo Flood ; illustrations by Shonto Begay
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Soldier sister, fly home
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Grandmothers
Horses
Indians of North America
Mixed descent
Navajo Indians
Sisters
Women soldiers
Grandmothers
Horses
Indians of North America
Mixed descent
Navajo Indians
Sisters
Women soldiers
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