Book #3 in the award-winning
Cady Whirlwind Thunder Mysteries
Cady's mother disappeared when Cady was only six. Now about to turn fourteen, Cady aches for her mother to be with her. In an attempt to curb her granddaughter's angry outbursts, Grandma Winnie takes Cady on a road trip throughout Wisconsin and Michigan. "We'll repeat the trip your mother took when she was your age and maybe you'll learn more about her," Grandma tells Cady. Adding to Cady's stress is the deadline for her essay entry in Barnesville's centennial celebration.
Through missing her mother and trying to find her, Cady is learning to see herself. Accompanying her on her adventures are her best friend, Irish; her "crush," John Ray Chicaug; and an ever-present blue jay.
"Ann Dallman gives the reader another heart-deep journey into the disappointments and hope-filled dreams of Cady, a modern Native American teenage girl. The mystery within the storyline adds the perfect touch of tension." -- Sue Harrison, bestselling author of
The Midwife's Touch
"Cady Whirlwind Thunder must draw on the strength of all her spirit helpers as she reluctantly follows a path into a mystery about her very identity. Ann Dallman invites the reader to share a worthy, modern story about Native American youth, family, values, and resilience." -- Martin Reinhardt, PhD (Anishinaabe Ojibway), Professor Emeritus, NMU Center for Native American Studies
"A captivating continuation of Cady's journey while accurately portraying Native youth in Indian country." -- Cassie Gill, Hannahville Potawatomi Tribal Member, Oneida Tribal Police Dispatcher
"Dallman tempers the sad possibilities of a missing mother with the brightness of hope in her prose and gives young readers a valuable prescription for how to handle difficult situations of any kind. Well-written and well-researched, this is a valuable and enjoyable novel for middle-grade readers and adults alike." -- Christine DeSmet, mystery author, developmental editor, Distinguished Faculty Associate (retired) of writing at University of Wisconsin-Madison
"Cady yearns to find out what happened to her mother. Living with her father and stepmother has not been easy. To help Cady deal with the situation, her grandmother takes her on a road trip, similar to the one Cady's mother had taken many years earlier. Author Ann Dallman does an excel¬lent job of bringing the reader into the story with dialogue, description, and excellent character development." -- Jerry Apps, historian and professor, author of
The Wild Oak: A Summer of Peas and Pickles
and several other fiction and nonfiction books
"The third book in the series about Cady and her mystery solving is definitely a must read. Dallman has really developed her skills as a fictional writer and presents the topic of missing Indigenous women in a way middle-school readers can understand." -- Gina Zanon, Middle School Reading Teacher
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From Modern History Press