Sisters of the Lost Nation: A Novel by Nick Medina
Anna's younger sister, Grace, is missing. This much everyone agrees on. But what no one believes--at least at first--is Anna's side of the story. As a young kid, her uncle Ray told her of a rolling head that devoured those in its path--including Anna's beloved mentor. Since she learned of this disembodied being, she has felt haunted. Her classmates and peers--both at school and on the rez--do not understand her and most do not even accept her existence. Before Grace disappears (and while other women and girls go missing on the rez), Anna is counting the days until she turns 18 and will get a check from her indigenous nation's casino. Until that day comes, she is resigned to working as a maid at the casino to earn some money. But then Anna notices strange things happening on the casino's eighth floor. Things no one will acknowledge. Things no one will explain. Things she feels in her gut are just wrong. And then Grace starts working at the casino and sneaking out at ...
