I was really ready to love this one, but I hate to say I didn’t. While the message/content was absolutely worthwhile, the execution felt a little heavy handed to me, especially for middle grade. I was also disappointed by the depiction of Native Americans, primarily presenting stereotypes without counterbalancing them, and situating Lenape people only in a historical, but not present day context. That said, Woodson is still a youth lit icon. I just didn’t love this one personally.