{"product_id":"shards-of-silence","title":"Shards of Silence","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A superlative, culturally relevant coming-of-age story.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Young, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, draws on personal experience to craft a gripping story about an Indigenous teenager's grappling with exciting and frightening new experiences upon leaving his childhood home. An illuminating author's note underscores the novel's cultural and historical grounding, which entrenches readers in a fully fleshed-out world enriched by extensive use of Navajo language and cultural specificity.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A phenomenal addition to young adult collections, offering a beautiful and passionate look into the resilience of the Navajo Nation.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Initially having the trappings of a classic sports coming-of-age tale, the story deftly shifts to Derrick's internal journey of discovery. [Young] casts an important spotlight on a little-known aspect of Native American history, one that the reader can deeply feel through Derrick's quest for the truth.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn his first YA novel, award-winning author Brian Lee Young (Diné) bridges the generational divide between a Navajo teen at an elite prep school and his great-grandmother's experience at a federal boarding school for Indigenous students. The book is an eye-opening call for community healing and a profound coming-of-age story. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven if it hurts to leave behind his friends and family in Navajo, New Mexico--especially his great-grandmother, Mildred--Derrick knows his scholarship to an elite East Coast boarding school is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSagefield Academy is totally different from life on the rez: His new classmates vacation in Europe and take study drugs. Derrick wants to stick to caffeine, but handling sports, school, and a twenty-page term paper, all while dodging comments about his hair and heritage, feels straight-up impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBack home, Másání Mildred's health is fading quickly. On the phone, she begs Derrick to leave Sagefield. When he realizes her fear comes from her time in federal Native boarding schools, he knows he's finally found the term paper theme he believes in: carrying her voice into the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDerrick will need to shatter a steadfast generational silence to untangle his great-grandmother's memories--though her story might change him, and his family, forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/20\/2026 pg. 1 (EAN 9780063229082, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/09\/2026 (EAN 9780063229082, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/15\/2026 (EAN 9780063229082, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2026 (EAN 9780063229082, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eYoung, Brian Lee\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor and filmmaker \u003cstrong\u003eBrian Lee Young\u003c\/strong\u003e is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation. He grew up on the Navajo reservation in Arizona. Brian earned his BA in film studies at Yale University and his MFA in creative writing at Columbia University. His debut middle grade novels, \u003cem\u003eHealer of the Water Monster \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eHeroes of the Water Monster, \u003c\/em\u003ewere American Indian Youth Literature Award winner and honor books respectively. Brian currently lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Heartdrum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496154661142,"sku":"9780063229082","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780063229082.jpg?v=1783054261","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/shards-of-silence","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}