Home Waltz
Publisher: Palimpsest Press
Published: 2020
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9781989287644
Description: "In 1973, fifteen-year old Q&#x02B7;o q&#x02B7;e sk i&#x0294;, or "Squito" Bob, is a mixed-blood N¿e&#x0294;kepmx boy trying to find his place in a small, mostly Native town. His closest friends are three n¿e&#x0294;kepmx boys and a white kid, an obnoxious runt who thinks himself superior to his friends. Accepted as neither Native nor white, Squito often feels like the stray dog of the group and envisions a short, disastrous life for himself. Home Waltz follows the boys over thirty-six hours on what should be one of the best weekends of their lives. With a senior girls volleyball tournament in town, Squito's favourite band performing, and enough alcohol for ten people, the boys dream of girls, dancing, and possibly romance. A story of love, heartbreak, and tragedy, Home Waltz delves into suicide, alcohol abuse, body image, and systemic racism. A coming of age story like no other, Home Waltz speaks to one Indigenous teenager's experience of growing up in a world that doesn't want or trust him." --Palimpsestpress.ca.