Day 23 of #DecolonizeDecember photo challenge hosted by Alejandro of @decolonizeliterature Today's Prompt: Current BIPOC read QOTD: What are you reading today? "Who are the police going to believe? Some random brown kid, or a famous executive with his blond hair and a fancy suit that reeks of money?" I am currently reading Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse for this month's #welovemglit book club selection. I am completely invested in this middle grade Indigenous story. I am enjoying learning about the Navajo world and the characters have completely warmed my heart. 🏞🛖SYNOPSIS🏞🛖 Lately, seventh grader Nizhoni Begay has been able to detect monsters, like that man in the fancy suit who was in the bleachers at her basketball game. Turns out he's Mr. Charles, her dad's new boss at the oil and gas company, and he's alarmingly interested in Nizhoni and her brother, Mac, their Navajo heritage, and the legend of the Hero Twins. Nizhoni knows he's a threat, but her father won't believe her. When Dad disappears the next day, leaving behind a message that says "Run!", the siblings and Nizhoni's best friend, Davery, are thrust into a rescue mission that can only be accomplished with the help of Diné Holy People, all disguised as quirky characters. Their aid will come at a price: the kids must pass a series of trials in which it seems like nature itself is out to kill them. If Nizhoni, Mac, and Davery can reach the House of the Sun, they will be outfitted with what they need to defeat the ancient monsters Mr. Charles has unleashed. But it will take more than weapons for Nizhoni to become the hero she was destined to be . . . Timeless themes such as the importance of family and respect for the land resonate in this funny, fast-paced, and exciting quest adventure set in the American Southwest. #Indigenousbooks #IndigenousRecs #readIndigenous #diversereading #readBIPOCBooks #bookdragon #weneeddiversebooks #Navajo #booksandpaintings #bookdragon #racetothesun #rebeccaroanhorse #rickriordanpresents #bibliophile #middlegrade #we❤MGlit #books #Iloverreading #bookworm #read #representationmatters #bookphoto #DecolonizeDecember #bookishfun #diversifyreading (at Bushwick) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJKc4AJAQtN/?igshid=n7z03nld45kn
