vibrantly illustrated by Pura Belpre Award winner and Caldecott Honoree Juana Martinez-Neal

turning story that's as deeply rendered as it is thrilling

One of the most revered novelists of our time—a brilliant chronicler of Native-American life—Louise Erdrich returns to the territory of her bestselling

and perceptive

and wild hope

The Beet Queen young adult vibrantly illustrated by Pura BelpreOn a spring morning in 1932, young Karl and Mary Adare arrive by boxcar in Argus, North Dakota. After being orphaned in a most peculiar way, they seek refuge in the butcher shop of their aunt Fritzie and her husband, Pete; ordinary Mary, who will cause a miracle, and seductive Karl, who lacks his sister's gift for survival, embark upon an exhilarating life journey crowded with colorful, unforgettable characters and marked by the extraordinary magic of