The Devil Is a Southpaw

The Devil Is a SouthpawA haunting, unforgettable novel of obsession, pride, and forgiveness, exploring the friendship and rivalry between two gifted boys in harrowing circumstances, from the acclaimed writer of The Removed. Milton Muleborn has envied Matthew Echota, a talented Cherokee artist, ever since they were locked up together in a dangerous juvenile detention center in the late 1980s. Until Matthew escaped, that is. A novel within a novel, we read here Milton's dark,

moment that follows continues to evoke in some way

and she quickly learns just how real these moʻolelo are

Living Nations

children are born

Property will cost us the earth

and Nakota people

They greet their animal neighbors by name: Raven

healers are the connective cloth between the ancient past and the present

Aotearoa/New Zealand and Kenya -- the authors demonstrate the two sharp edges of sport in the history of colonialism

When he passes his enchanted instrument to Thomas-Builds-the-Fire--storyteller

Stony Brook U

Poor yet resilient