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Against the Wind
Adventure
Coming of age
A touching story about the importance of one’s roots, by a winner of the Andersen Prize and the Strega Ragazze e Ragazzi Prize.
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota. JJ, eleven years old, lives alone with his brother Wendell in a shack. Grandfather Elmer, one of the last keepers of ancient traditions, tells him that in the prairie wind, you can hear the voices of ancestors. And JJ tries to listen, because he would like to hear his mother’s voice once again. But all he finds is silence. Meanwhile, around him, violence erupts. His friend Rafael is beaten by school bullies. Professor Doll wants to organize a protest against the installation of a nuclear waste depot in the reservation, and Wendell is about to get into serious trouble.
Publisher:
Rizzoli
Target:
12+
Year:
2024
Author
Guido Sgardoli
Born in San Donà di Piave (VE), a graduate in Veterinary Medicine, and a full-time writer. He collaborated for several years with newspapers, magazines, and websites dedicated to road trips, focusing on the history and traditions of the United States. He has had a long-standing interest in Ufology, Paranormal Phenomena, Astronomy, Archaeoastronomy, and the History of the United States and Native Americans.
In addition to his love of animals, he has always cherished books since childhood. Like many people, one day he decided to write his own story. Since then, he has never stopped, and in 2004, he published his first book, followed by many others: adventurous, entertaining stories filled with various "animality" that are beloved and widely read by children and young readers.
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