Firekeeper's Daughter by this author was phenomenal, but I have to say this one was even better. This story brought to light Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, cultural appropriation, and how indigenous people are treated.

Boulley has this way of pulling the reader into the story and the wheels in the story keep turning, not really stopping until the very end of the book.

Sophmore release that lives up to the debut. A bit more YA then her first, bit Boulley had me gripped from page one. Loved the mystery & history aspect. Enjoyed Perry learning about her culture, as well as her passion to defend it. Highly recommend.

**I received an ARC from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review**

The Firekeeper's Daughter was one of my top reads from 2021 and I was thrilled to see Boulley had written a second book. Warrior Girl Unearthed takes place back on Sugar Island where we revisit some of the same characters as The Fire Keeper's Daughter. There is another mystery that needs to be solved and Perry Firekeeper-Birch is the strong willed teenager leading the way. She and her peers are each given internships for the summer at different locations. Perry's internships keep changing, however they all end up being connected and coming together at the end. Native women keep going missing on the island while at the same time there is a fight to bring important ancestral treasures back home where they belong on Sugar Island. By the end of the summer Perry is determined to solve the mystery of the missing girls and also help to bring some treasures back home.

This story didn't quite suck me in like Firekeeper's Daughter did, however I still loved the perfect blend of history and mystery. Boulley's writing helps to teach about a past that is often and quickly forgotten, but one that should be taught far and wide. I am looking forward to her future books and learning more about the Native people she deeply cares about.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher.

Angeline Boulley's debut novel was an excellent read, and this novel follows suit.

It is always apparent that Boulley loves her community and will always write on their behalf.

Aside from the amazing representation of her community, Boulley writes lyrically and creates an amazing story

A must read for all.

You can't go wrong with an Angeline Boulley novel! I loved her debut, and this one delivers a fast-paced reading experience that was hard to put down.

While this book started slow, it picked up about halfway in and I loved the last half of it. I enjoyed the mystery wrapped around the missing girls mixed with cultural aspects that I found very interesting. Definitely recommend if you liked Firekeeper’s Daughter.

loved seeing Perry connect more with her roots and her determination to bring the remains home. I never knew you could buy and sell indigenous artifacts on eBay; that’s crazy. I liked that the book showed a teen mom with big goals and the drive to reach them. This was a very interesting read!

This was an enjoyable read that had me guessing the whole way through. I liked the characters and the way in which they all had their own struggles (including the side characters!) I also liked the look into Ojibwe culture. I do wish it hadn't tried to do quite so many things. Both NAGPRA and MMIW are very important issues but having a focus on both of them made the book feel a bit crammed.

I don't think it's as strong a book as Firekeeper's Daughter. There also were a few points where I wish I remembered that book better, as I could tell it was a reference but couldn't tell what it was a reference to, I don't know if people who haven't read it would feel the same way.

Angeline Boulley is quickly becoming an auto-read author for me. While I ultimately preferred Firekeeper's Daughter, Warrior Girl Unearthed was a wonderful and compulsive read. Perry's journey with repatriation was honestly moving even when I wanted to cover my face knowing she was headed into a trap. I love the ties to the previous novel and being able to see how Daunis is doing. I don't know if I didn't read it carefully enough but my only real critique is that I found the ending/reveal confusing (i.e. how did the bribe work out when the kids decided to do the heist on their own? what happened with Stormy?) but I will gladly read more from Boulley. I would LOVE a book about Granny June and Minnie from when they were younger!!

Tried and failed to get into this one a few times, it’s a real bummer because I loved her first book.

Thank you Macmillan and NetGalley for the ARC!

Angeline Boulley is an auto-buy author for me; the things I've learned from this woman in just two books about Indigenous folx is amazing. Through young adult books nonetheless! While Firekeeper's Daughter was dark and thrilling, Warrior Girl Unearthed is just as chilling in a different way. Set after Firekeeper's Daughter, this story follows Daunis' niece Perry who focuses on trying to remind people of the Indigenous women who've gone missing and bring home those they've lost for proper burial.

This story makes you question entitlement, identity, and tradition. What entitles a university or museum the right to keep a family heirloom on exhibition? Why does something of value need to be on display or under academic scrutiny? Especially that of a marginalized culture? When did human remains become novelties for trade? And why is it such a large part of American culture? Many of these questions are answered in Boulley's subtext, but challenging her readers to think critically about all these things is what I admire most about her and her writing.

All of the stars from me so go buy Warrior Girl Unearthed now!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book but not nearly as much as her first book. It is an interesting study of who artifacts belong to and whether they should be returned to their rightful homes, something museums around the world should think about.

Angeline Boulley has done it again with her follow up novel. I love diving into her world with rich characters and culture. A great pick for teens and adults alike.

Loved it as usual!!!! Boulley can do no wrong. I loved seeing Daunis as an adult and getting to know the twins. I loved the archaeology and history component. Can’t wait for another!

I received an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

I had been meaning to read Firekeeper's Daughter for almost two years, and last week I finally picked it up. Two days later, I was finished and excited that Warrior Girl Unearthed was waiting for me. This picks up ten years after Daunis' story in Firekeeper's Daughter, and it's about her niece Perry. Perry's summer plan is to not do much: hang out, go fishing, have a "summer of slack". But after she wrecks her car, she's on the hook for car repairs, which means a paid internship with the tribal government and her perfect twin sister, Pauline. As Perry tries role after role, she finds that there's tribal remains in the local university's collection, and they've been dragging out the paperwork needed in order for the tribe to repatriate their ancestors. Worse, there's a store owner in town displaying artifacts blatantly stolen from graves on Sugar Island, along with the garden-variety "made in China" faux dreamcatchers found in any tourist trap. Perry is horrified by her ancestors' remains' abuse, from drawers of femurs to cereal boxes of teeth, and is determined to bring home as many as possible. But how can a single high school student rescue them? This is where Boulley's stories really stand out to me, her characters are part of such a supportive and rich community. When Perry wants to make plans, she knows she can turn to those in her community for help, she's never alone.

Daunis' story takes place in 2004, Perry's takes place in 2014, and hopefully the next book will take place in 2024 and come out then, because there's still unsolved stories on Sugar Island. I haven't stopped talking about these books since I started them, and they deserve all the praise they're getting.

I'm not sure how Angeline Boulley did it, but she managed to create a story that I loved even more than Firekeeper's Daughter, which was in my top 10 of the year I read it! But she really outdid herself this time! This is another top 10 read of the year she's graced us readers with. I absolutely LOVED this one. I really appreciate learning more about the culture and was super interested in learning more about the missing and murdered indigenous women (MMIW) as it is an absolute crisis going on. The number of MMIW is substantially higher than that of other groups and it gets so little attention. I really was invested in the plot and figuring out what happened. Boulley really sheds a light on indigenous peoples and the Ojibwe culture in particular. I will easily be recommending EVERYONE I know read this one. Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for a copy of this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Angeline Boulley has delivered a fantastic follow-up to to her acclaimed first novel, Firekeeper's Daughter. Warrior Girl Unearthed is rich, raw, moving, and a thrilling read to boot. Highly recommend.

I had to take this one slowly for two reasons.
1. I didn't want it to end. I wanted to stay immersed in Angeline Boulley's rhetoric and imagery.
2. It was intense. Not bad, but like the heat from a raging bonfire intense. I wanted to be close to its warmth, but I needed to keep a little distance so I could slowly accept its gift.

This is the gold standard for a follow-up. We continue the Firekeeper-Birch family story ten years later through the eys of Perry (Daunis' niece/cousin). Perry is forced to participate in a summer internship that thrusts her into the past while it simultaneously paves the way for her future.

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Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced electronic copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

When I saw that Angeline Boulley had a second book coming out, I knew I had to read it, and I loved it at least as much as Firekeeper's Daughter. I loved the way that real world concerns to Native communities, such as Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, & Two Spirits (MMIWG2S) were woven into the story in a very organic way that educated readers about these issues while creating a riveting story.

I also really enjoyed the relationship between the protagonists of this new book and of Firekeeper's Daughter. While both books stand alone, they're both set on Sugar Island and the protagonist of this book is the considerably younger cousin of Daunis from Firekeeper's Daughter.

If you're looking for a fast-paced thriller that is also educational (without feeling like it is!), I strongly recommend Warrior Girl Unearthed.

This book is an exploration of loss and specifically a loss of bodies. Indigenous people experience loss at higher rates than anyone else, as not only is there a slew of missing and murdered Indigenous women and two spirit people, but also their entire history has been stolen from them and stuffed into museums, never to be returned. This book explores that concept of stolen bodies in various ways.

While I didn’t find Perry to be as compelling a character as Daunis, I did like that there was a continuation of the story from Firekeeper’s Daughter. I feel like Perry wasn’t quite as relatable a character and she wasn’t quite as well developed. I did like the side characters that were brought into this story and how they each impacted her life in different ways. And as in the first book, I really enjoyed the experience of hearing spoken Anishanaabe language. The audiobook was a great experience for hearing what it sounds like.