Forever Cousins

In this Native American story, Kara and Amanda are best-friend cousins. Then Kara leaves the city to move back to the Rez. Will their friendship stay the same?

Kara and Amanda hate not being together. Then it's time for the family reunion on the Rez. Each girl worries that the other hasn't missed her. But once they reconnect, they realize that they are still forever cousins. This story highlights the ongoing impact of the 1950s Indian Relocation Act on Native families, even today.

This tender story about navigating change reminds readers that the power of friendship and family can bridge any distance.

Author: Laurel Goodluck
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Published: 10/04/2022
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 10.26h x 8.44w x 0.48d
ISBN: 9781623542924
Audience: Ages 4-8

Review Citation(s):
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2022
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2022
Booklist 09/15/2022 pg. 58

About the Author
Laurel Goodluck writes picture books with modern Native themes. Raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Laurel comes from an intertribal family and is an enrolled Mandan Hidatsa Arikara Nation and Tsimshian tribal member. Laurel has degrees in psychology and community counseling and family studies. She lives in Albuquerque, NM, where they raised two children.

Jonathan Nelson is a Navajo graphic designer, graphic artist, and illustrator. He is Kiiyaa'áanii (Towering House Clan) and Naakai Dine'é (Mexican Clan). Jonathan designs and creates art and illustrations with paints, pixels, and ballpoint pens. He lives outside Denver, Colorado, with his family. http: //stg.jnelson.work/work