Angeline Boulley, Sisters in the Wind with Rainy Day Books & Travois

Join Rainy Day Books and Travois at Unity Temple to celebrate the newest book from acclaimed author Angeline Boulley, Sisters in the Wind!

This event takes place in Unity Temple's Charles Fillmore Chapel. It includes a conversation with Angeline as well as an opportunity to get your book signed and personalized.

This evening was made possible through our partner and co-sponsor, Travois.

Travois is a Certified B Corporation headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., focused exclusively on promoting housing and economic development for American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian communities.

Since 1995, Travois has brought investor equity to more than 285 developments through the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program and New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program, making an impact of more than $2.6 billion across Indian Country. These private investor funds have helped build or rehabilitate more than 6,570 homes and have helped finance critical economic developments, including infrastructure, health care, community centers, education facilities, and job incubators. The Travois family of companies also offers architectural design, asset management, and compliance services, and comprehensive training.

The Book

Sisters in the Wind

From the instant New York Times bestselling author of Firekeeper’s Daughter and Warrior Girl Unearthed comes a daring new mystery about a foster teen claiming her heritage on her own terms.

Ever since Lucy Smith’s father died five years ago, “home” has been more of an idea than a place. She knows being on the run is better than anything waiting for her as a “ward of the state”. But when the sharp-eyed and kind Mr. Jameson with an interest in her case comes looking for her, Lucy wonders if hiding from her past will ever truly keep her safe.

Five years in the foster system has taught her to be cautious and smart. But she wants to believe Mr. Jameson and his “friend-not-friend”, a tall and fierce-looking woman who say they want to look after her. They also tell Lucy the truth her father hid from her: She is Ojibwe; she has – had – a sister, and more siblings, a grandmother who’d look after her and a home where she would be loved.

But Lucy is being followed. The past has destroyed any chance at safety she had. Will the secrets she's hiding swallow her whole and take away any hope for the future she always dreamed of?

When the past comes for revenge, it’s fight or flight.

Angeline Boulley's award-winning canon of books puts compelling characters and fast-paced action at the center of narratives rich in historical context. Read Firekeeper's Daughter; Warrior Girl Unearthed; and the soon-to-be-released Sisters of the Wind in any order; but like the world itself, there are echoes within each for the other stories.

The Author

Angeline Boulley, an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, is a storyteller who writes about her Ojibwe community in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. She is a former Director of the Office of Indian Education at the U.S. Department of Education. Her debut novel Firekeeper's Daughter was an instant #1 New York Times bestseller and recipient of many international accolades including the ALA Printz and Morris Awards; the YA Goodreads Choice Award; the Walter Award for Outstanding Children's Literature; and is Carnegie Mellon nominated. Angeline lives in southwest Michigan, but her home will always be on Sugar Island.

The Moderator

Britney S. Lewis is the award-winning and acclaimed author of The Undead Truth of Us and The Dark Place. She was born and raised in Kansas, and when she’s not writing, you can find her searching for iced coffee, walking her dog, or competing in West Coast Swing.