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Summary:
When their first night working together at the local small-town pizza place doesnt turn out how they had expected, teenagers Berlin and Cameron, who are Mtis and Cree, respectively, and Jessie, who is white, have to confront the traumas, barriers, and losses they are each facing. Award-winning author Jen Ferguson's (Mtis/Michif) second novel! In her remarkable second novel following her acclaimed debut, The Summer of Bitter and Sweet, Jen Ferguson writes about the hurt of a life stuck in past tense, the hum of connections that cannot be severed, and one week in a small, snowy town that changes everything. Overachievement isnt a bad wordfor Berlin, its the goal. Shes securing excellent grades, planning her future, and working a part-time job at Pink Mountain Pizza, a legendary local business. Who says she needs a best friend by her side? Dropping out of high school wasnt smartbut it was necessary for Cameron. Since his cousin Kikis disappearance, its hard enough to find the funny side of life, especially when the whole town has forgotten Kiki. To them, shes just another missing Native girl. People at school label Jessie a tease, a rich girland honestly, shes both. But Jessie knows she contains multitudes. Maybe her new job crafting pizzas will give her the high-energy outlet she desperately wants. When the weekend at Pink Mountain Pizza takes unexpected turns, all three teens will have to acknowledge the various ways theyve been hurtand how much they need each other to hold it all together.
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