Being Home

ISBN

9781984816030

Publisher & Publication Year

Kokila, 2024

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Author

Traci Sorell (Cherokee Nation)

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Illustrator

Michaela Goade (Tlingit/Haida)

Synopsis

Summary

Goodbye is another word for “new beginning.” A young Cherokee girl learns this when her family moves away from their city home. The family is moving back to their ancestral land, and the girl excitedly draws in her sketchbook as her mother drives them to their new beginning. The young girl can’t wait for what lies ahead, like eating a feast with her big, extended family and playing with her cousins by the creek.

Notable Achievements

A Publishers Weekly Best Picture Book of 2024; A Kirkus Best Picture Book of 2024; A New York Public Library Best Book of 2024; American Booksellers Association May/June 2024 Kids’ Indie Next List Pick; CSMCL Best Books of 2024; Common Sense Media’s Best Books of 2024

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