Luke knows his I nupiaq Name is full of sounds white people can\'t say.
But once their separate stories come together, things at Sacred Heart School--and in the wider world--will never be the same..
Each has their own story to tell.
There\'s smart-aleck Amiq, a daring leader--if he doesn\'t self destruct
Chickie, blond and freckled, a different kind of outsider; and small quiet Junior, noticing everything and writing it all down.
But he\'s not the only one.
Luke struggles to survive at Sacred Heart.
And Father Mullen, whose fury is like a force of nature, is ready to slap down those who disobey.
Speaking I nupiaq--or any native language--is forbidden.
And instead of comforting words like tutu and maktak , there\'s English.
Instead of family, there are students--Eskimo, Indian, White--who line up on different sides of the cafeteria like there\'s some kind of war going on.
At Sacred Heart School things are different.
He knows he\'ll have to leave it behind when he and his brothers are sent to boarding school hundreds of miles from their Arctic village.
Luke knows his I nupiaq Name is full of sounds white people can\'t say
