A Constellation of Minor Bears

Gr 9 Up–Three versatile narrators assume Ferguson’s (Métis) trio, once an inseparable unit now facing divisive conflict after a serious accident. Lumsden (Métis), in her third Ferguson collaboration, is affectingly feeling-full as Molly (Métis), who’s finally learning how not to prioritize other people’s expectations no matter how unsure she is of her own goals and desires. Nobess (Pinaymootang) is affable Traylor (Métis), whose usual charisma isn’t enough to assuage Molly’s resentment. Taylor-Corbett (Blackfeet), returning for his second Ferguson title, reads recovering Hank (white), Molly’s half-brother who survived a three-week coma following an indoor climbing head injury. Molly hasn’t forgiven Tray, believing he’s responsible for Hank’s near-death, but the pair aren’t changing their post-graduation plans to hike the Pacific Crest Trail together. Out there in the wide open, all manner of truths will finally become clearer.