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Tilly and the Crazy Eights

Audiobook
1 of 1 copy available
1 of 1 copy available

Winner of the 2019–20 First Nation Communities READ Indigenous Literature Award

An unexpected journey can be powerful medicine.

When Tilly receives an invitation to help drive eight elders on their ultimate bucket list road trip to Albuquerque, New Mexico, for the Gathering of Nations Pow Wow, she impulsively says yes. Before she knows it, Tilly has said goodbye to her family and is behind the wheel—ready to embark on an adventure that will transform her in ways she could not predict, just as it will for each and every one of the seniors on the trip, who soon dub themselves "the Crazy Eights."

Tilly and the Crazy Eights each choose a stop to make along the way—somewhere they've always wanted to go or something they've wanted to experience. This takes them on a route to Las Vegas and Sedona, with a final goal of reaching the Redwood Forest. Each stop becomes the inspiration for secrets and stories to be revealed. The trip proves to be powerful medicine as they laugh, heal, argue, and reveal hopes and dreams along the way. With friendships forged, love found, hearts broken and mended, Tilly and the Crazy Eights feel ready for anything by the time their bus rolls to a stop in New Mexico. But are they?

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    • Booklist

      September 1, 2018
      During the regular meeting of the Stitch and Bitch sewing circle, Sarah, who has been battling cancer, reveals that it has always been her dream to attend the Gathering of Nations Pow Wow in Albuquerque. This prompts other women in the group to put together a bucket list, and after raising the necessary funds, they set out from British Columbia, accompanied by one husband and one ex as well as Tilly, a young friend who has been recruited "to help with the driving and also to take care of everyone." The bucket list determines their itinerary, which includes stops in Vegas to see the pawnshop where Pawn Stars is filmed and in Sedona to spread Mabel's deceased sister's ashes, before they reach their final destination. On the way, they celebrate, repair a few fractured relationships, and, in some cases, try to come to terms with memories of the abuse they endured at the government-sponsored residential school to which they were sent when they were girls. A solid choice to meet the growing demand for Native literature.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2018, American Library Association.)

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