I Can Make This Promise

In her debut middle grade novel--inspired by her family's history--Christine Day tells the story of a girl who uncovers her family's secrets--and finds her own Native American identity.

All her life, Edie has known that her mom was adopted by a white couple. So, no matter how curious she might be about her Native American heritage, Edie is sure her family doesn't have any answers.

Until the day when she and her friends discover a box hidden in the attic--a box full of letters signed "Love, Edith," and photos of a woman who looks just like her.

Suddenly, Edie has a flurry of new questions about this woman who shares her name. Could she belong to the Native family that Edie never knew about? But if her mom and dad have kept this secret from her all her life, how can she trust them to tell her the truth now?

Author: Christine Day
Publisher: Heartdrum
Published: 10/01/2019
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.8lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780062871992
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 505943 / I Can Make This Promise


Award: American Indian Youth Literature Award - Honor Book


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/29/2019
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2019 pg. 161
Booklist 09/15/2019 pg. 55
School Library Journal 10/18/2019 pg. 1

About the Author
Day, Christine: -

Christine Day (Upper Skagit) is the author of The Sea in Winter and I Can Make This Promise, which was a best book of the year from Kirkus, School Library Journal, NPR, and the Chicago Public Library as well as an American Indian Youth Literature Award Honor Book and a Charlotte Huck Award Honor Book.You can visit her online at www.bychristineday.com