Smith, Cynthia Leitich,

Hearts unbroken / Cynthia Leitich Smith. - First paperback edition. - 286 pages ; 21 cm.

"Hesci. Herein, a few words and sentences are written in Mvskoke, the language of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Okmulgee, Oklahoma. A glossary is included on page 295"--Title page verso.

When Louise Wolfe's boyfriend mocks and disrespects Native people in front of her, she breaks things off and dumps him over e-mail. She'd rather spend her senior year with her family and friends and working on the school newspaper. The editors pair her up with Joey Kairouz, an ambitious new photojournalist, and in no time the paper's staff find themselves with a major story to cover: the school musical director's inclusive approach to casting The Wizard of Oz has been provoking backlash in their mostly white, middle-class Kansas town. As tensions mount at school, so does a romance between Lou and Joey. But 'dating while Native' can be difficult. In trying to protect her own heart, will Lou break Joey's? -- adapted from jacket.

Ages 14 and up.

American Indian Youth Literature Award, Young Adult, 2020.

ISBN: 9781536213133 1536213136

Subjects--Topical Terms:
High school students--Fiction.
Student newspapers and periodicals--Fiction.
Photojournalists--Fiction.
Theater--Fiction.
Musicals--Fiction.
First loves--Fiction.
Indigenous peoples of North America--Fiction.
Cities and towns--Fiction.
Racism--Fiction.
High schools--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Kansas--Fiction.

LC Class. No.: PZ7.S64464 / He 2020 PS3568.M57 / H43 2020

Dewey Class. No.: 813/.6