I only discovered Amy Harmon this year, but she has quickly become one of my favorite authors. And that's where we learn.how powerfully moving the story of the Navajo nation is as well as the spirituality of the Native American. Tavia Gilbert does such a nice job with all the characters but is most impressive in her pronunciation of Navajo phrases. I loved this book and will listen to it more than once. Interwoven throughout this book is music and the impact classical music has on them as friends, individuals and musicians. Their story evolves over several years as they both become the world to each other, then grow apart, experience tragedies and triumphs and find a place for themselves. It's the lovely and powerful story of a young half-Navajo boy (who sure does grow up nicely) and his school bus seatmate, a 13 year old (going on 21) girl child who becomes his mentor between his Native American world and her Utah world. Listening to a good book adds a layer of depth and detail that one often misses when reading.this book is no exception. Running Barefoot is an early work of hers and I had read it a while ago. She is smart, she writes beautiful stories, she is clever, she is creative, she writes so her readers learn stuff and she is an honorable writer.
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