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Set in rural Oklahoma in the late 1980s, *Where the Dead Sit Talking* follows Sequoyah, a fifteen‑year‑old Cherokee boy whose mother is in jail. Placed in foster care with the Troutt family, he has spent years keeping to himself, carrying the scars of a turbulent upbringing. When he meets seventeen‑year‑old Rosemary, another youth staying with the Troutts, the two bond over their shared Native American heritage and the difficulties of navigating the foster system. Their friendship deepens, but the precarious nature of their lives and the wounds of their pasts threaten to pull them apart.
First publish date: 2018
Genre: Coming of Age/Teen Coming of Age
Authors: Brandon Hobson
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