{"product_id":"black-cherokee-antonio-michael-downing-9781668066119","title":"Black Cherokee","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetty \u003c\/i\u003emeets\u003ci\u003e Queenie\u003c\/i\u003e in this courageous coming-of-age story about a Black girl fighting for recognition in a South Carolina Cherokee community that refuses to accept her ancestry as legitimate.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOphelia Blue Rivers is a descendent of Cherokee Freedmen: Blacks formerly enslaved by rich southern Cherokee. She is \"Black\" but doesn't understand why that makes her different. She is \"Cherokee\" but struggles to know what that means. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir town of Etsi--once a reservation--still lives with the wounds of its disbanding. When the town, and the river that sustains it, are put in mortal danger personal rivalries threaten their very survival. Against this backdrop Ophelia begins her spirited, at times harrowing, search for place and family. She must discover: what does it mean to belong when belonging comes at such a high price? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith dazzling language, keen insight, and an unforgettable voice, \u003ci\u003eBlack Cherokee\u003c\/i\u003e is an astonishing novel from an emerging literary talent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Antonio Michael Downing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1668066114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668066119\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 5.50w x 0.80d","brand":"Antonio Michael Downing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48154205815039,"sku":"9781668066119","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e29c24e7-4d08-46d5-97e4-505a7fe721c0.jpg?v=1770788606","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/black-cherokee-antonio-michael-downing-9781668066119","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}