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No one called her Mud in Silicon Valley. There, she was Mae, a high-powered professional who had left her Kiowa roots behind a decade ago. But a cryptic voice message from her grandfather, James Sawpole, telling her to come home sounds so wrong that she catches the next plane to Oklahoma. She never expected to be plunged into a web of theft, betrayal, and murder.
Mud discovers a tribe in disarray. Fracking is damaging their ancestral lands, Kiowa families are being forced to sell off their artifacts, and frackers have threatened to kill her grandfather over his water rights. When Mud and her cousin Denny discover her grandfather missing, accused of stealing the valuable Jefferson Peace medal from the tribe museum—and stumble across a body in his work room—Mud has no choice but to search for answers.
Mud sets out into the Wildlife Refuge, determined to clear her grandfather's name and identify the killer. But Mud has no idea that she's about to embark on a vision quest that will involve deceit, greed, and a charging buffalo—or that a murderer is on her trail.
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781639101283
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- ISBN: 9781639101283
- File size: 1395 KB
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- English
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October 1, 2022
DEBUT Mud's grandfather raised her to be the next story keeper of the Kiowas in Oklahoma, but when she was ridiculed because she didn't look like a typical Kiowa, she fled to California, where she built a successful business in Silicon Valley, telling stories for companies. Her grandfather's phone call saying come home sounds urgent, though, so she catches the first flight. He doesn't meet her at the airport, but several tribal elders are there looking for him. Instead of her grandfather, she finds a tribe in trouble. Fracking is stealing their water, and their ancestral treasures are sold for necessary cash. And Mud's own grandfather is accused of stealing the tribe's prized Jefferson Peace Medal. When she finds a body in his house, Mud sets out to find her grandfather. It's her quest as she travels on foot, evades a wild boar, encounters a buffalo, and finds her way home to her people. VERDICT The mystery is secondary in this debut wrapped in Kiowa history, stories, and culture. This novel is slow-paced, but a perfect fit for a story keeper account. Recommended for readers of David Heska Wanbli Weiden's Winter Counts.--Lesa Holstine
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