Laughead spins ever more wondrous tall tales

and reflections of knowledge holders

dialogues and grammatical explanations

bares everything that breaks between "seed" and "summit" of a life--the body

in a stunning novel that grapples with a complex and painful history

Forever Cousins Ho-Chunk Laughead spins ever more wondrousKara and Amanda are best friend cousins. Then Kara leaves the city to move back to the Rez. Will their friendship stay the same? Kara and Amanda hate not being together. Then it's time for the family reunion on the Rez. Each girl worries that the other hasn't missed her. But once they reconnect, they realize that they are still forever cousins. This story highlights the ongoing impact of the 1950s Indian Relocation Act on Native families, even today.