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traipses through the jungles of Brazil

or protecting Native graves

she must reckon with her own spiritual connection to her people

Through the seasons

The Summer of Bitter and Sweet children traipses through the jungles ofIn 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