genre: young adult dystopian
In a future where the earth is warming and people can no longer dream, there is no safe place for the First Peoples, who are believed to have a cure. The cure comes at a cost, however, and all that Frenchie knows is that he cannot get caught, not ever. So he runs. He remembers. And he searches for a place where people like him, indigenous people who have an ancient love of the land in their blood, can be safe.
I had no idea where this story was going to take me. The vaguely science-fictiony dystopian element was interesting and that coupled with survival and build-your-own-family kept me really engaged. Frenchie is a straightforward and sensitive narrator and I cared about him from the start. Sometimes things are disturbing and maybe there are a few too many coincidences but I loved the mystical feeling that is settled over Frenchie's experience, his deep desire to be his most authentic self - connected to the land, his people and his culture.
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