Where Wolves Don't Die

I really enjoyed this audio version of Where Wolves Don't Die read by the author. He has a beautiful voice that I could cheerfully listen to for much longer. His delivery was excellent and, despite the drama, wasn't over the top. I dislike narrators who over dramatise situations. I learned at the ba......more

I meant to read this during Indigenous Heritage Month. As always, I failed. Ezra lives in Minneapolis. The local bully, Matt Schroeder, picks on him and his friend Nora. They fight. Matt's house burns down. Guess who gets blamed? Unlike Christina, I didn't cry, although I did feel a lot of emotions. +......more

So good! This beautiful story is about connection and care set in a place and culture with such deep respect for nature and animals, a way of living with the earth with mutuality rather than depletion and exploitation. Ezra is a thoughtful Ojibwe teenager growing up between the city and the a reserv......more

Loved this Young Adult novel about an indigenous boy living in Minnesota! The family relationships are beautiful and masculinity in the culture is described in terms of Ezra’s lived experience. Ezra’s Adverse Childhood Experience number must be pretty high! If you ask me, the conflict with Matt went......more

Ezra and his struggles caught me up - dealing with bullies, being an outsider, all the accelerated awkwardness of youth, together with its natural wonder found me curious as to his resolutions and problem-solving. He's Ojibwe, and lucky to have a grandfather who can teach him the old ways, and lucky......more