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First Published:
Sep 2023, 352 pages
Paperback:
Oct 15, 2024, 352 pages
Book Reviewed by:
Kathleen Basi
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Pink Mountain Pizza is a local landmark in Canmore, Alberta, a small ski town marked by low-grade tension between First Nations and white townspeople. Those Pink Mountain Nights is narrated by the store's teenage employees.
Berlin hears the universe sing to her. At least, she used to. Now, it is silent. She keeps going through the motions—scrupulous about responsibility, about keeping her grades up, and about serving the needs of her Indigenous community. But she's broken by the disappearance of Kiki, a friend and fellow Native teen. Cam is Kiki's cousin. His family began breaking when Kiki's mother vanished; his cousin's disappearance finished the job. His mother is trying to earn a college degree; his father drives a taxi. Cam dropped out of school to help provide and care for his younger sisters. Jessie, daughter of a rich, white developer, hates everything about her background...
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