A great companion book to the Firekeepers Daughter that again invites you into the world of this community through characters that are committed to their home. This thriller had multiple mysteries all equally engaging and I could not put it down. I loved it recommend to teens and adults.

I would like to thank Netgalley and Macmillan Children's Publishing Group for my ARC in exchange for an honest review of the book. As I reflect on my reading, I am left conflicted on my feelings for this book. Every day, I was excited to continue Perry's story but I felt there were storylines abandoned and ending felt a bit rushed for me. I found Daunis Fontaine to be an awesome narrator. As she explained Ojibwe culture to Jamie, she explained it to the readers and Boulley set up a perfect way of educating her audience. This is a lacking a bit in Warrior Girl Unearthed. While I am grateful for the education in national laws such as the 1990 NAGPRA that pertain to Native American remains & burial objects, I did find Boulley at times was heavy handed and very didactic for a YA book.

At first, I thought the mystery would be Perry "stealing" back Warrior Girl but that is not what Boulley had in mind for Perry. I wish Perry would have questioned a bit more her constant movement during her internship. I wish she would have questions Lockhart & Claire's relationship a bit more. While I was glad that Grant Edwards received what he should have gotten a 10 years ago but I would like more attention paid to who. The end and the heist just kept changing and evolving and at times I was struggling to keep breathing. But it came fast and sometimes I was left confused. I had to go back and make sure I had not accidentally skipped a paragraph. The hidey hole just seem to come from no where BUT she had laid the groundwork for it to be found by Perry. BUT the person behind it seemed to much of convenience but again not so much.

I wish that Bouelly will write a parallel book/novella for Pauline and Lucas. I would like to see the two of them together when Perry is not with them. Could there be a reconciliation for them in the future?

My favorite new characters are Elvis Junior and Shense. Not going to lie since 6:30 in Lessons in Chemistry, I would have loved to see a chapter in the end from him. How proud is he that he lead the search party to the hidey hole? I would love to also see a time jump book with Shense and her daughter where she solves some other mystery surrounding Sugar Island.

Of course, my love for Firekeeper's Daughter would recommend this book to kids in Contemporary Lit and Modern Novel class to see how Boulley continue the storyline on for Sugar Island and strong Anishinaabe women. For my at the end of the day, I would say this book was a B reading for me.

Gripping, fast-paced, illuminating in terms of teaching about native American bodies and artifacts. The ending is somewhat abrupt, but a worthy read.

Warrior Girl Unearthed was incredible. Angeline is an instant buy author for me and let me tell you why: she has the incredible talent of weaving actual history into an incredibly moving and exciting fictional novel. I absolutely love the use of the indigenous language and the writing that is accessible and makes you want to learn more. And each story is filled with characters who feel so very real. Perry has a younger voice than Daunis and yet she has just as much of her auntie’s fiery spirit. I’m so sad that I read this book because who knows how long I’ll have to wait for the next one. But seriously you don’t want to miss out on this series!!

I couldn't put this book down. Perry was a great character - I loved the way she didn't take anything from anyone. Learning about NAGPRA was fascinating. Again, Boulley put a lot into this book - NAGPRA, missing girls, a murder mystery, a heist, and internship, glimpses into characters lives from Firekeeper's Daughter - and again, it would have benefitted from some of of being removed.

There were a lot of characters in this book and the nerdy person in me would've benefitted from a map.

Overall, it was a satisfying read and a great companion to Firekeeper's Daughter.

This book was so special and so so heartbreaking. I read Firekeepers Daughter last year and immediately became obsessed. This book did not let me down. I appreciated reading about the same tribe and reading about STRONG women. It’s hard not to root for the main character, Perry. It also made me realize that there is so much that is still going on with Native Americans, especially women. This is a must read for everyone.

A follow up novel to Firekeeper's Daughter. Angeline Boulley takes us back to Sugar Island in this thrilling and moving tale of discovery (in more ways than one).

Angeline Boulley does it again! What an amazing story! Warrior Girl Unearthed is centered around Perry, one of Daunis Fontaine's twin nieces, 10 years after Firekeeper's Daughter. Perry is (unwillingly) participating in a summer internship program at a local museum. When she encounters "Warrior Girl", a Native ancestor that is being kept in a university's anthropology lab archive, she decides to help reclaim her for their tribe, but soon learns there are many hoops to jump through to repatriate the remains. In her quest to return "Warrior Girl" to the tribe, In her quest, Perry uncovers an even darker secret and sets in motion a daring plan to return a larger collection of Native ancestors to their proper burial home. Unknowingly, during the heist, Perry uncovers the shocking mystery to missing local Indigenous girls. Boulley does a fantastic job of interspersing Native culture, racial injustice, familial relationships, romance, friendship, mystery and more into her stories. Warrior Girl Unearthed is a "can't put it down" book, that will leave you yearning for more.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for providing me with an advanced digital copy in exchange for an honest review.

Boulley has done it again! She has written another thrilling book that simultaneously engages the reader from the start and makes the reader think about and confront the violence and Indigenous people; from the past to the present, both the living and the dead. Just as in Firekeeper’s Daughter, any predictions I made while reading were usually way off, so I was still shocked at all of the twists and reveals! I loved that we got to revisit the world/characters we first met in Firekeeper’s Daughter! I think this book is meant to be reread, which I look forward to doing once it officially comes out. I would definitely recommend this book!

The Firekeeper’s Daughter has been my #1 recommended book since it came out so I was thrilled to read the next book! It focuses on Perry, Daunis’s cousin, as she spends her summer doing an internship and finding her path. I absolutely loved this book and learned so much! I received a copy of this book from Netgalley, but all opinions are my own.

I loved returning to the community of the Firekeeper’s Daughter. This is the story of Perry, one of Daunis’ twin cousins. The book is a great mystery with a side of romance that tackles relevant topics like reclamation and missing indigenous girls and women. I also loved seeing the follow up between Daunis and TJ although I still have questions.

This is another smart girl sleuthing at the crossroad of her culture and white thieves of it. Same setting, some of the same people, provided this reader with sequel, but not vibes. As a big fan of the author's first book, I'm completely satisfied with this story.
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Perry Firekeeper-Birch isn't going to have the summer she wanted. Instead of fishing with her Pops, she is going to be working all summer to pay back her Auntie Daunis for car repairs after getting in a fender bender thanks to a bear. The summer program she is enrolled in is going to be even worse than she thought when she's assigned to work for the town oddball, Cooper Turtle at the local museum. Things get more interesting though as Cooper takes her under his wing and begins to teach her about repatriation laws in the United States and a local university that has been using legal loopholes to hold onto their Anishinaabe ancestors' remains. Determined to help return her ancestors home, Perry begins to uncover community secrets from the past and present that will make her mission even more dangerous.

This is a stunning second novel from Boulley that allows readers to dive even deeper into the Ojibwe community of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. I think she is a really special author who has the ability to captivate readers and take them on a thrilling journey while also opening their eyes and teaching them about the complexities of society and life. Perry took a minute to grow on me as a main character, but I think that is part of the pay off in the end as you get to watch her grow, learn, and care about her family, friends, and community throughout the book. There is an incredibly strong cast of characters around her as well. I think this book will prompt many readers to reflect on contemporary cultural practices surrounding how we handle/teach/look at history and how it is valued by museums and/or other educational institutions. Readers get to learn along with Perry about the repercussions of laws made without the input of the people/communities they will affect and just how tragically our country continues to undermine Native American communities.

This wasn't as heart-stoppingly thrilling for me as Firekeeper's Daughter, but I really enjoyed it. Much like her auntie Daunis, Perry was a character I loved spending time with. I learned a lot reading this book and I love that we're seeing wider representation in YA!

So powerful! Perry, one of Daunis’ little twin cousins from FIREKEEPER’S DAUGHTER, is in high school and is working with her sister and peers on a summer internship for the tribe. It was so nice to catch up with Daunis and the rest of the Sugar Island inhabitants, and this story was just as thrilling as the one in Firekeeper’s Daughter.

5/5 stars! OMG! I cannot say enough good things about this book. I read "Firekeeper's Daughter" by this author so I knew the story would be quality, but it still blew me away. The diversity and cultural representation were amazing, and the friendship plotline was truly remarkable. The message of the story was powerful and so relevant to the world we live in. I feel like I learned a lot from this story and can't wait to read the next book by Angeline Boulley.

I received an advance review copy for free through NetGalley, and I am leaving this review voluntarily

Thank you to MacMillan Children’s publishing group for the opportunity to read,rate and review this arc which release May 2,2023.

This is an indigenous story written by an indigenous author for starters. It was powerful, moving and woven so intricately. I was engrossed. I highly recommend diversifying your book shelves and adding this book to it.

I was an early fan of Firekeeper's Daughter and shouted about it to everyone I know, so I was so so thrilled to review Boulley's follow up novel, Warrior Girl Unearthed. It actually connects to Firekeeper's Daughter far more than I expected, so a refresher wouldn't hurt before picking this one up, but it's not required!

Boulley has definitely done it again with Warrior Girl Unearther. We follow Perry Firekeeper-Birch, a biracial girl living on Sugar Island with her parents and twin sister, Pauline. Perry is the rebellious twin who would rather go fishing all summer than have a tribal internship, but her Auntie Daunis (from Firekeeper's Daughter!) makes her participate in the internship program as payback for paying for car repairs after an accident. This internship forces Perry to discover the dark history of Indigenous anthropology, stolen artifacts, and the biased nature of the formal laws supposedly instituted to repatriate items to their tribes. Along the way, we see the impact of the MMIWG2S crisis, something that ends up hitting Perry very personally.

Boulley is so good at seamlessly adding in Ojibwe language and culture to a very packed plot, and it worked so well here in a book all about the intricacies of stolen items and stolen women. Both these crises have laws that are ostensibly to prevent abuses, but they also both have very easily exploited restrictions that enable these abuses to take place, and limit the power of tribes to enact any real action. It was so frustrating to watch, but Perry is a kickass young woman who won't let anything get in her way, even colonialist laws.

This is definitely YA, and with a nicely wrapped up plot (almost too nicely) it does feel that way, but it has more than enough complexity to appeal to any reader interested in learning more about the theft and repatriation of Indigenous artifacts and bodies.

Overall, highly recommend, Boulley's second novel lives up to all the hype!

Angeline Boulley brings us back to the world of Sugar Island in this brilliant thriller set in the same community as Firekeeper's Daughter. This time the focus is on one of Daunis's twin nieces, Perry. Now a high schooler, she discovers that the remains of several of her community's ancestors have been stolen. What follows is both a heist to return them to their rightful home, and a nuanced exploration of the ongoing violence often perpetrated by the very institutions claiming to care for Indigenous peoples. Perry is a powerful MC and Boulley's writing is both effervescent and moving as ever. I'm excited to read whatever she writes next.

This long-awaited second book from the brilliant Angeline Boulley was definitely worth the wait! Like Firekeeper's Daughter, Boulley does an amazing job with seamlessly weaving native culture and stories into thrilling stories with powerful girls. Warrior Girl Unearthed is another big hit! I loved reading about twin sisters Pauline and Perry - and especially her stinky dog Elvis Junior! Warrior Girl Unearthed tackles big issues like missing indigenous women, as well as the proper return of human remains and historical objects to tribes, rather than museums. And Perry is in the middle of it all. A beautiful, fast-paced, thrilling story that can't be missed!