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. Awards for Firekeeper's Daughter
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Eighteen-year-old Daunis, off to college and grieving, witnesses a murder and is recruited by the FBI to help investigate a new meth ring affecting her Ojibwe community. The case gets personal fast.
Yes. Firekeeper's Daughter won the William C. Morris YA Debut Award and the American Indian Youth Literature Award in 2022. It was also a Reese Witherspoon YA Book Club pick.
Yes. Higher Ground (Barack and Michelle Obama's production company) and Netflix are developing a series adaptation. As of 2025, the project remains in development.
Firekeeper's Daughter was written by Angeline Boulley, published in 2021 by Henry Holt & Company.
Firekeeper's Daughter is 494 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Firekeeper's Daughter takes most readers 7 to 11 hours to finish.
Firekeeper's Daughter is a standalone novel by Angeline Boulley, not part of a series.
Firekeeper's Daughter is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
