Warrior Girl Unearthed

By: Angeline Boulley

Narrated by: Isabella Star LaBlanc

Long-listed, Barnes and Noble Best New Books of the Year 2023

Named One of BookPage's Best Audiobooks of 2023

"Actor Isabella Star LaBlanc excels at leading the reader deeper into the story with a tone that exudes both intriguing mystery and genuine emotion."—BookPage

"Isabella Star LaBlanc, a Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota narrator, accurately delivers Native intonations and rhythms while narrating a second book about an Indigenous heroine from Sugar Island, Michigan. LaBlanc excels at weaving a gripping plot, Perry's snarky wisdom, and a lyrical blending of languages."—AudioFile Magazine (Earphones Award Winner)

"LeBlanc’s captivating voice draws readers in, expressing every mundane, sweet, heartbreaking, and life-threatening moment."—School Library Journal

From the New York Times bestselling author of Firekeeper’s Daughter comes a thrilling YA mystery about a Native teen who must find a way to bring an ancestor home to her tribe.

Perry Firekeeper-Birch was ready for her Summer of Slack but instead, after a fender bender that was entirely not her fault, she’s stuck working to pay back her Auntie Daunis for repairs to the Jeep.

Thankfully she has the other outcasts of the summer program, Team Misfit Toys, and even her twin sister Pauline. Together they ace obstacle courses, plan vigils for missing women in the community, and make sure summer doesn’t feel so lost after all.

But when she attends a meeting at a local university, Perry learns about the “Warrior Girl”, an ancestor whose bones and knife are stored in the museum archives, and everything changes. Perry has to return Warrior Girl to her tribe. Determined to help, she learns all she can about NAGPRA, the federal law that allows tribes to request the return of ancestral remains and sacred items. The university has been using legal loopholes to hold onto Warrior Girl and twelve other Anishinaabe ancestors’ remains, and Perry and the Misfits won’t let it go on any longer.

Using all of their skills and resources, the Misfits realize a heist is the only way to bring back the stolen artifacts and remains for good. But there is more to this repatriation than meets the eye as more women disappear and Pauline’s perfectionism takes a turn for the worse. As secrets and mysteries unfurl, Perry and the Misfits must fight to find a way to make things right–for the ancestors and for their community.

A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt & Company.

©2023 Angeline Boulley (P)2023 Macmillan Audio

So well written!

This book is interesting and educational. Ms. Boulley is a captivating author with many stories to tell that should be heard by all.

Exciting

I loved how contemporary Indigenous issues were woven with historical facts, humor and an exciting modern day story. This book is now one of my favorites. I will be highly recommending it to all my friends & family.

Informative and descriptive, I am in love with the culture

Immediately after I finished the Firekeeper’s Daughter, I purchased this book. I’m so grateful that there was another one, as I am in love with the characters and the culture. It’s so refreshing to have a smart, resourceful female protagonist. I hope the author continues to write about these characters as I love their story, and I am now invested. 

The best book you will listen to this year has it all. Love intrigue danger and wisdom

What I like most about the story is that it is written in as much Ojibw'ay as English. This technique brings the. Reader into the story like a gold plated invitation. By such th reader is taught some of the language and made to feel welcome in a story line that could otherwise beawkwardlyy excluding.yet at the same time this technique also and Quite to the contrary allows the reader to fbetter feel the very real pain f the character’feel for the loss/theft of their ancestral heritage.the writing i flaslight illuminates the contents ofwe alll hope miss boulley writes another book soon!

I love listening and learning more about your culture and the similarities between our Navajo teachings and Ojibwe.

I really loved hearing the Ojibwe language throughout the book as well learning about ceremonies and culture.

Fabulous

Wonderful gripping story and history. Great narration. I loved the use of the indigenous language and the emotions of the narrator and author.

Highly Recommended

Another phenomenal narration. The learnings taken from this story are impactful and motivating. I think everyone should know what’s going on and take action. The fictional part of the story wasn’t as tight as the first, but still quite good.

Amazing follow up FKD!

After hearing people say that Fire Keeper’s Daughter was beautiful as an audio I did not hesitate to add Warrior Girl Unearthed as soon as it was released. Boulley did not disappoint! It was wonderful having the characters from FKD appear in this and to hear the stories of the twins all grown up (well almost grown). The language is beautiful and much better than my stumbling over the unfamiliar language. I highly recommend this book! I can’t wait to buy the book to put on my classroom bookshelf ♥️

Great book in an excellent series

I loved this book just as much as Firekeeper's Daughter! It was culturally rich, with a beautifully layered story line. It addresses some hard issues with both gravity and grace. Well done Angeline Boulley!

Touching, heartfelt, captivating

Loved everything about this story. The culture, the stories, the sense of family, honor, connection, etc. Highly recommended, along with Firekeeper’s Daughter.