genre: young adult contemporary fiction
Lucy knows it is time to be on the run again. Ever since her father died, the idea of "home" has been nebulous as various foster placements have resulted in relationships both stable and traumatic. She only recently has learned that she is connected to the Ojibwe tribe but when Mr. Jameson shows up at the diner where she's working to try and expand that connection, Lucy knows she's better off on her own. Until one moment changes everything and being alone is no longer an option.
The book is told in two time periods, sharing with us Lucy's experience growing up and in foster care switching to the present and how she's processing where she's ended up. The truth is that it reads really fast, various mysterious threads and my desires to learn more about the Ojibwe people as well as the political and social ramifications of how our country has treated its First Peoples kept me very interested. I had to suspend my disbelief a lot when it came to the mystery plot. For whatever reason, my brain just kept asking too many annoying questions that weren't really answered. But overall, Boulley tells important stories in engaging ways, even if this one isn't my favorite of hers.
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