Firekeeper's Daughter
Firekeeper's Daughter is a young adult (YA) novel by Angeline Boulley, published March 16, 2021, by Henry Holt and Co. The book is a "New York Times" best seller. The book follows Daunis Fontaine, a half-native, half-white young adult who witnesses her friend's murder and becomes involved in an FBI investigation revolving around a new drug. Boulley, who is Ojibwe, spent 10 years working on the novel as she researched "the intricacies of illegal drugs, to law enforcement, to hockey, to the ways of her own tribe, the Ojibwe people." Reception. "Firekeeper's  Daughter" is a "New York Times" and IndieBound bestseller. "Time" magazine named the book one of the "100 Best YA Books of All Time". It also received a starred review from "Booklist" and "Publishers Weekly", as well as positive reviews from NPR, and "Kirkus". The audiobook received a starred review from "Booklist". Adaptation. Barack and Michelle Obama's production company, Higher Ground, purchased the rights to adapt "Firekeeper's Daughter" into a TV series, which will be released on Netflix. The book will be adapted by Mickey Fisher and Wenonah Wilms, who is also Ojibwe. In the production, Boulley has  repeatedly stated that it is important to her that there are Indigenous individuals involved in the making of the series, both in front of and behind the camera.