For Angeline Boulley’s legions of fans, the wait is almost over.

The #1 New York Times bestselling author is taking readers back to Sugar Island and the world of Firekeeper's Daughter with Warrior Girl Unearthed, a new YA thriller publishing in May from Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

Warrior Girl Unearthed, a mystery about the power of discovering stolen history, follows Perry Firekeeper-Birch, a laidback teen who begins to question everything she's ever known amidst a rising number of missing women and a murder investigation. But with grave robbers looking to steal her Anishnaabe tribe's sacred items, Perry must take matters into her own hands to set things right.

"Readers can expect a layered mystery, exciting heists, more Sugar Island, and a feisty protagonist!" Boulley told PW. Firekeeper's Daughter was named a Time Magazine Best YA Book of All Time and is being adapted for Netflix by Barack and Michelle Obama's production company, Higher Ground. "I draw a lot from my experiences. I spent time most summers with my grandparents and cousins on Sugar Island. As an adult, I've lived and worked in three different Native American communities. I'm grateful to have such rich experiences to shape the stories I want to share."

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Going Home Again: Close-Up on Angeline Boulley

With her new YA thriller, Warrior Girl Unearthed, award winning and bestselling author Angeline Boulley takes readers back to the world of Firekeeper's Daughter, her acclaimed debut YA novel.

PW sat down with Boulley to chat about Warrior Girl Unearthed, her relationship with her protagonist, the Netflix adaptation of Firekeeper's Daughter, and a whole lot more.

Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley

#1 New York Times bestselling author of Firekeeper's Daughter Angeline Boulley takes us back to Sugar Island in this high-stakes thriller about the power of discovering your stolen history.

Perry Firekeeper-Birch has always known who she is—the laidback twin, the troublemaker, the best fisher on Sugar Island. Her aspirations won't ever take her far from home, and she wouldn't have it any other way. But as the rising number of missing Indigenous women starts circling closer to home, as her family becomes embroiled in a high-profile murder investigation, and as greedy grave robbers seek to profit off of what belongs to her Anishinaabe tribe, Perry begins to question everything.

In order to reclaim this inheritance for her people, Perry has no choice but to take matters into her own hands. She can only count on her friends and allies, including her overachieving twin and a charming new boy in town with unwavering morals. Old rivalries, sister secrets, and botched heists cannot—will not—stop her from uncovering the mystery before the ancestors and missing women are lost forever.

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About Angeline Boulley

Angeline Boulley, an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, is a storyteller who writes about her Ojibwe community in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

Her debut novel Firekeeper's Daughter, a Reese's Book Club selection, is a #1 New York Times bestseller, was named a Time Magazine Best YA Book of All Time, and has been optioned by the Obamas' production company to be adapted into a Netflix series.

She is a former director of the Office of Indian Education at the U.S. Department of Education. Angeline lives in southwest Michigan, but her home will always be on Sugar Island.