HEARTS UNBROKEN

Kyla Garcia brings this award-winning 2018 novel to life for listeners. Louise Wolfe is a smart and curious high school senior who lives in Kansas and is a citizen of the Muscogee Creek Nation. Garcia's bright narration suits the teen who finds her voice in the school paper, navigates crushes, and thinks about the future. Lou and her family face discrimination and harassment when her younger brother, Hughie, lands a lead role in the school play. Lou notes each instance a Native stereotype appears, debating how she would be received if she spoke out. Listeners hear of Lou's relationships--with family, friends, exes, and crushes--and will relate as she struggles to be there for all of them and to be her true self around them. E.E.C. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2023]