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I Am Nuchu

I Am Nuchu

At age 17, Cal Burton, half Ute Indian, never gave much thought to his heritage. But when his parents suddenly divorce, Cal's mother uproots him and his siblings from Spokane, WA, to live with her on the Utah reservation where she grew up.

Angry and resentful, Cal is at first put off by the poor standard of living on the reservation. Things only get worse and he's shocked when confronted with blatant racism in town. And here, people seem to recoil when he mentions his name. On top of it all, the bigoted local sheriff seems to have it in for him.

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At age 17, Cal Burton, half Ute Indian, never gave much thought to his heritage. But when his parents suddenly divorce, Cal’s mother uproots him and his siblings from Spokane, WA, to live with her on the Utah reservation where she grew up.

Angry and resentful, Cal is at first put off by the poor standard of living on the reservation. Things only get worse and he’s shocked when confronted with blatant racism in town. And here, people seem to recoil when he mentions his name. On top of it all, the bigoted local sheriff seems to have it in for him.

When Cal’s world is suddenly rocked by a terrible tragedy and he unearths several shocking facts surrounding his aunt’s death at a nearby lake twenty years before, he vows to let nothing stop him from getting at the truth.

Suspenseful and richly layered, I Am Nuchu is a coming-of-age story about a teen wrestling with his identity as he finds himself caught between two drastically different worlds.

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Author: Brenda Stanley
Genres: Suspense, Young Adult
ASIN: B0D6NFYQKG
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Brenda Stanley

Brenda Stanley is a former television news anchor and investigative reporter for the NBC affiliate in Eastern Idaho. She has been recognized for her writing by the Scripps Howard Foundation, the Hearst Journalism Awards, The Idaho Press Club, and the Society for Professional Journalists. She is a graduate of Utah Tech University and the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. She is the mother of 5 children, including two sets of twins. Brenda and her husband, Dave, a veterinarian, live on a small ranch near the Snake River with their horses and dogs.

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