Give Me Some Truth by Eric Gansworth Sˑha-weñ na-saeˀ
Carson is going into his last year of high school and is desperate to make his mark on and off the reservation. He figures his best shot is joining a rock band and winning the Battle of the Bands. Unfortunately, life hits a snag when he has trouble finding bandmates to join him and his brother is shot.
Maggie has just moved back to the reservation, along with her family – and is desperate to make a change. She is a budding artist, eager to stop making the same traditional artwork her family sells to tourists and finally create something all her own.
Together, Carson and Maggie traverse their way through rowdy protests and loud concerts to reveal a story about dealing with racism, bullying and the complications of understanding what love and friendship truly is.
Named “Best Book of the Year” by:
- The Boston Globe
- School Library Journal
- National Public Radio (NPR)
- Chicago Public Library
Eric Gansworth is a professor of English and a Writer-in-Residence at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York. He is an enrolled member of the Onondaga Nation and was born and raised on the Tuscarora Reservation in Niagara County.
