{"product_id":"the-missing-morningstar-and-other-stories-9781948814850","title":"The Missing Morningstar: And Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA 2022 National Endowment for the Arts Award winner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Propulsive and complex, this is a\u003cbr\u003egorgeously written debut.\"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--KIRKUS REVIEWS\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Missing Morningstar and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, Stacie Shannon Denetsosie confronts long-reaching effects of settler-colonialism on Native lives in a series of gritty, wildly imaginative stories. A young Navajo man catches a ride home alongside a casket he's sure contains his dead grandfather. A gas station clerk witnesses the kidnapping of the newly crowned Miss Northwestern Arizona. A young couple's search for a sperm donor raises questions of blood quantum. This debut collection grapples with a complex and painful history alongside an inheritance of beauty, ceremony, and storytelling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stacie Shannon Denetsosie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Torrey House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.4lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948814850\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2024 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Gold Medal Winner - Short Stories","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44148445970477,"sku":"9781948814850","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_f0d885aa-9ea9-4ab3-aaa9-56c235d980ac.jpg?v=1757224076","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/the-missing-morningstar-and-other-stories-9781948814850","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}