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"Where Wolves Don't Die" by Anton Treuer Chapters 18-24

Fri Jul 04 04:16:33 EDT 2025
In this novel, Ezra Cloud, a 15-year-old Ojibwe boy, is falsely suspected of arson and sent to stay with his grandfather during the investigation, where he learns more about his culture, his family, and his responsibilities.

Here are links to our lists for the book: Chapters 1-6, Chapters 7-12, Chapters 13-17, Chapters 18-24, Chapters 25-30
oscillate
The northern lights continued to oscillate green and blue with an occasional flash of yellow or orange.
empowerment
It must have given her a sense of independence and empowerment. That means a lot to people, especially when they had a childhood like hers.
incredulous
I must have looked incredulous.
verify
I figured it would be helpful to verify that some other way, too, in case anyone else suspected them.
wan
I offered a wan smile as we separated.
hunker
Buster gave up on trying to see and hunkered down inside my coat.
morsel
My dad uncovered one of the pots, used a spoon to grab a morsel of moose meat, kneeled in front of my chair, and held it up to my mouth.
vow
I made a silent vow to move a little slower and think before I acted.
muster
It was a little more work to muster the courage for my next question, but I felt emboldened by everything that had happened at the feast.
rancid
Packaging Corporation of America was keeping up their daily routine, dumping chemicals in the Rainy River, enveloping the town in rancid odor.
intuit
That was all I could handle on that topic, and Nora seemed to intuit the need for a change of subject.
intersect
The Ojibwe lunar cycles that intersect in March are Bebookwaagime-giizis and Onaabani-giizis.
antic
We watched more Reservation Dogs and she giggled nonstop at Buster and Grandpa Liam’s television antics.
prospect
I strode up quickly, excited at the prospect of a successful kill.

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