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The Last Karankawas
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ISBN10: 1250871522
ISBN13: 9781250871527
Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
Published: Jun 13 2023
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.52
Height: 0.77 Width: 5.31 Depth: 7.98
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781250871527
Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
Published: Jun 13 2023
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.52
Height: 0.77 Width: 5.31 Depth: 7.98
Language: English
The New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice
An Indie Next Pick
Named a Most Anticipated and Must-Read Book by BuzzFeed, Book Riot, and Ms. Magazine
One of Washington Independent Review of Books' Favorite Books of 2022
Vivid . . . Garza's accomplished debut enriches the public imagination of this corner of America, and the communities within. --Melissa Chadburn, The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) A blazing and kaleidoscopic debut about a tight-knit community of Mexican and Filipino American families on the Texas coast from a voice you won't soon forget. Welcome to Galveston, Texas. Population 50,241. Carly Castillo has only ever known Galveston. Her grandmother Magdalena claims that they descend from the Karankawas, an extinct indigenous Texan tribe, thereby tethering them to the land. Meanwhile, her boyfriend and all-star shortstop turned seaman, Jess, treasures the salty, familiar air. He's gotten chances to leave for bigger cities, but he didn't take them then and he sure as hell won't now. When word spreads of a storm gathering strength offshore known as Hurricane Ike, each Galveston resident must make a difficult decision: board up the windows and hunker down or flee inland and abandon their hard-won homes. Moving through the extraordinary lives of these characters and the many individuals who circle them, The Last Karankawas weaves together a multitude of voices to present a lyrical, emotionally charged portrait of everyday survival. The result is an unforgettable exploration of familial inheritance, human resilience, and the histories we assign to ourselves.
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