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Tilly and the Crazy Eights
By (author):
Monique Gray Smith
Monique Gray Smith
Imprint:
Second Story Press - TorontoISBN:
9781772600759Product Form:
PaperbackForm detail:
Trade, Adhesive bound
Paperback
, Trade, Adhesive bound
English
Audience:
General Trade
Oct 09, 2018
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6000
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8.5in x 5.5 x 0.4 in | 0.35 kgPage Count:
230 pages
Second Story Press
FICTION / Indigenous
Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary|Humorous fiction|Relating to Native American people
British Columbia
First Nation Communities READ Indigenous Literature Award - YA/Adult Category 2019, Winner
Loan Stars October 2018 Adult Top 10 Picks 2018, Commended
CBC Canada Reads 2021, Long-listed
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When Tilly receives an invitation to help drive eight elders on their ultimate bucket-list road trip, she impulsively says yes. Before she knows it, Tilly has said good-bye to her family and is on an adventure that will transform her in ways she could not predict, just as it will for the elders who soon dub themselves “the Crazy Eights.” The Crazy Eights each choose a stop—somewhere or something they’ve always wanted to experience—on the way to their ultimate goal, the Gathering of Nations Pow Wow in Albuquerque. Their plan is to travel to Las Vegas, Sedona, and the Redwood Forests, with each destination the inspiration for secrets and stories to be revealed. The trip proves to be powerful medicine as they laugh, heal, argue, and dream along the way. By the time their bus rolls to a stop in New Mexico, Tilly and the Crazy Eights, with friendships forged and hearts mended, feel ready for anything. But are they?
Entertaining, moving and insightful, Tilly and the Crazy Eights is both an adventure story and a healing journey.
When Tilly receives an invitation to help drive eight elders on their ultimate bucket-list road trip, she impulsively says yes. Before she knows it, Tilly has said good-bye to her family and is on an adventure that will transform her in ways she could not predict, just as it will for the elders who soon dub themselves “the Crazy Eights.” The Crazy Eights each choose a stop—somewhere or something they’ve always wanted to experience—on the way to their ultimate goal, the Gathering of Nations Pow Wow in Albuquerque. Their plan is to travel to Las Vegas, Sedona, and the Redwood Forests, with each destination the inspiration for secrets and stories to be revealed. The trip proves to be powerful medicine as they laugh, heal, argue, and dream along the way. By the time their bus rolls to a stop in New Mexico, Tilly and the Crazy Eights, with friendships forged and hearts mended, feel ready for anything. But are they?
When Tilly receives an invitation to help drive eight elders on their ultimate bucket-list road trip, she impulsively says yes. Before she knows it, Tilly has said good-bye to her family and is on an adventure that will transform her in ways she could not predict, just as it will for the elders who soon dub themselves “the Crazy Eights.” The Crazy Eights each choose a stop—somewhere or something they’ve always wanted to experience—on the way to their ultimate goal, the Gathering of Nations Pow Wow in Albuquerque. Their plan is to travel to Las Vegas, Sedona, and the Redwood Forests, with each destination the inspiration for secrets and stories to be revealed. The trip proves to be powerful medicine as they laugh, heal, argue, and dream along the way. By the time their bus rolls to a stop in New Mexico, Tilly and the Crazy Eights, with friendships forged and hearts mended, feel ready for anything. But are they?
Victoria launch Monique Gray Smith appearing at Vancouver Writers' Festival ARCs/advance copy mailing to key reviews/media Digital advanced review copies on NetGalley, Edelweiss Promotion to media, Indigenous journalists and coverage Promotion to: schools, libraries Promoting book at BEA, ALA, ABA Social Media Promotion Advertising in Cdn. Trade Publications Bookmarks Co-op Available
Loan Stars October 2018 Adult Top 10 Picks - Loan Stars
Most powerfully, Smith infuses her novel with joy, love, and laughter and suggests that these could be what determine the future after all. - Quill & Quire
Road trips, by design, tend to ratchet up all sorts of feelings. The charming characters in Tilly and the Crazy Eights squabble and make up, they laugh and forgive. ... But the book also carries an undercurrent of pain and loss, in particular, the story of Sarah and her sister, Annie, both of whom still hold secrets from their time at residential school. - Sue Carter, The Toronto Star
Though this book, like most of Smith’s work, celebrates Indigenous lives and resilience, non-Indigenous folks will learn from the sharing of these stories. I am grateful for the rollicking journey and encourage everyone to board this bus. - Herizons
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