Goodreads Choice Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (2021) Winner
Angeline Boulley
アンジェリン・ブーリー
Angeline Boulley
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1966 （Bahweting, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Indian education administrator
- Active Years
- 1990-
- Affiliations
- Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Indian Education
- Influenced By
- Father (traditional firekeeper)
- Nominations
- Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis nomination in YA novel category (German translation)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Michigan University | — | — | — | — | United States |
Central Michigan University
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Adult | Firekeeper's Daughter | Best Young Adult | Mystery Writers of America | won |
| 2022 | Michael L. Printz Award | Firekeeper's Daughter | — | American Library Association | won |
| 2022 | William C. Morris Award | Firekeeper's Daughter | — | Young Adult Library Services Association | won |
| 2022 | American Indian Youth Literature Award Best Young Adult Honor | Firekeeper's Daughter | — | — | honor |
Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Adult
2022
Work:
Firekeeper's Daughter
Category:
Best Young Adult
Organization:
Mystery Writers of America
Result:
won
Michael L. Printz Award
2022
Work:
Firekeeper's Daughter
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
won
William C. Morris Award
2022
Work:
Firekeeper's Daughter
Organization:
Young Adult Library Services Association
Result:
won
American Indian Youth Literature Award Best Young Adult Honor
2022
Work:
Firekeeper's Daughter
Result:
honor
Awards & Nominations
Michael L. Printz Award
1 appearances
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Edition 23 (2022) Winner
Works
Major Works
Firekeeper's Daughter
2021 Young adult fictionDaunis Fontaine, an 18-year-old biracial, unenrolled Ojibwe woman, navigates grief and identity while going undercover for the FBI in a meth investigation on her reservation. A thriller exploring Indigenous culture.
Indigenous cultureIdentityFamilyMysteryMeth epidemic
Adaptations
- [Television miniseries] Firekeeper's Daughter
Translations
- German translation (2022, cbj, retains English title)
Bibliography
- Firekeeper's Daughter (2021)
Adaptations
- Adaptation into Netflix miniseries by Higher Ground Productions
Translations of Works
- German edition
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Thrilling narrative styleAuthentic Indigenous voiceCultural authenticity
- Recurring Motifs
- Firekeeper traditionOjibwe cultureReservation life
Legacy
Debut novel won Printz, Edgar, Morris Awards simultaneously, first debut author to do so. Named one of Time's 100 best YA books of all time.
In Popular Culture
- Adapted by Barack and Michelle Obama's Higher Ground for Netflix
Trivia
- Enrolled member of Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians
- Father is a traditional firekeeper
- Debut novel is a New York Times bestseller