Carson Waterman

This collection of six short stories features characters from various Native nations.… “Grandfather Crosses Over” chronicles Doreen’s respect and then grief for her grandfather of the Jicarilla Apache nation. In “Powwow,” fancy dancer Homer watches with pride as his older brother Lester, a new army private, carries the American flag at a powwow at the Sac and Fox fairgrounds. The book also includes an introduction to dispel stereotypes and an extensive glossary. — Cynthia Leitich Smith