Home Waltz

By G.A. Grisenthwaite

Fiction. Native American Studies. In 1973, fifteen-year old, or Squito Bob, is a mixed-blood NleᎮkepmx boy trying to find his place in a small, mostly Native town. His closest friends are three nleᎮkepmx boys and a white kid, an obnoxious runt who thinks himself superior to his friends. Accepted as neither Native nor white, Squito often feels like the stray dog of the group and envisions a short, disastrous life for himself. HOME WALTZ follows the boys over thirty-six hours on what should be one of the best weekends of their lives. With a senior girls volleyball tournament in town, Squito's favourite band performing, and enough alcohol for ten people, the boys dream of girls, dancing and possibly romance. A story of love, heartbreak and tragedy, HOME WALTZ delves into suicide, alcohol abuse, body image insecurities, and systemic racism. A coming of age story like no other, HOME WALTZ speaks to one indigenous youth's experience of growing up in a world that doesn't want or trust him.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1989287646
• ISBN13: 9781989287644
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Palimpsest Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 8.1"