The Beet Queen

The Beet QueenOn a spring morning in 1932, young Karl and Mary Adare arrive by boxcar in Argus, North Dakota. After being orphaned in a most peculiar way, they seek refuge in the butcher shop of their aunt Fritzie and her husband, Pete; ordinary Mary, who will cause a miracle, and seductive Karl, who lacks his sister's gift for survival, embark upon an exhilarating life journey crowded with colorful, unforgettable characters and marked by the extraordinary magic of

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and intelligence

who escapes his family's unraveling with joints and a stolen bottle of wine

expressing them through such mediums as art

so painful they can break your heart

the mystical can emerge from the everyday

At the same time

Through deliberate suppression and cultural destruction

Manu Karuka situates the railroad within the violent global histories of colonialism and capitalism

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But soon she meets an elderly woman next door

Aimée Craft affirms the importance of understanding an Indigenous perspective on treaties in this evocative book that is essential for readers of all ages