Tilly and the Crazy Eights Cherokee twelve-year-old Chanie Wenjack froze to

twelve-year-old Chanie Wenjack froze to death on the railway tracks after running away from residential school

is as disturbed and uncertain as the rest of America around her

the collection spotlights these societies that have raised girls from an early age to be independent and competent leaders

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protect communities from natural disasters

Tilly and the Crazy Eights Cherokee twelve-year-old Chanie Wenjack froze toWhen Tilly receives an invitation to help drive eight elders on their ultimate bucket list road trip, she impulsively says yes. Before she knows it, Tilly has said good bye to her family and is on an adventure that will transform her in ways she could not predict, just as it will for the elders who soon dub themselves the Crazy Eights. The Crazy Eights each choose a stopsomewhere or something theyve always wanted to experienceon the way to their