Tommy Orange Books in Order

Twelve Native American characters travel toward the Big Oakland Powwow, their lives connected in ways they do not yet understand. Among them are a newly sober woman, a grieving storyteller, and a teenager preparing to dance.

A survivor of the Sand Creek massacre and his descendants endure confinement, forced assimilation, and abuse in an Indian boarding school. Their family’s history reaches into contemporary lives, exposing the lasting effects of violence and the struggle to reclaim identity.