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The year is 1904. Luki has lived a tribal life in the mountains of the Philippines. Now she's growing up, she is expected to become a wife and a mother, but Luki isn't ready to give up her dream to become a warrior.When her tribe are offered a journey to America to be part of the St. Louis World's Fair, Luki will discover that the land of opportunity does not share its possibilities equally . . .
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"A shocking, refreshingly different coming-of-age story"
The Times Children's Book of the Week
"This YA companion to the acclaimed Bone Talk confirms Gourlay as a brilliantly accomplished and original historical novelist"
The Guardian Books of the Month
"A powerhouse of a novel"
The Observer