At 500 pages, Firekeeper’s Daughter is a big, satisfying read. Boulley expertly juggles the thriller plot line of the novel with the gripping story of family conflict and racial identity.

Adam Silvera, Angie Thomas and Nicola Yoon—TIME presents the most compelling, enlightening and influential young-adult books, in chronological order beginning in the 1800s Firekeeper's Daughter ...

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