Baby learns about animals being part of their family

She hides knives in her hair "the way my grandmother--not god-- / the way my grandmother intended

which heels closer to violence that any boy would wish to know

But wise Nokomis

That is why she became an Antelope Woman

The Unbeatable Sonya Ballantyne boarding schools Baby learns about animals beingIn this heartfelt and often funny memoir, author Sonya Ballantyne gives us a look at her younger self's diary and inner life as she struggles to find herself in the pop culture she loves. Before she was a successful writer, Sonya Ballantyne was just another kid growing up on the rez, searching for her place in the world. Her love of comics, fantasy novels, movies, and all things geeky helped her understand her life at school, her relationships with