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Fire from the Sky
Moa Backe Åstot
Ages: 14+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Em Querido Books/Levine Querido
ISBN: 978-1-64614-248-4
Keywords: Sámi indigenous culture, Sweden, LGBTQ, racial biology theory
Ánte, a Sámi reindeer herder in Northern Sweden, finds it increasingly hard to fight his feelings for his friend Erik. Can he overcome cultural prejudice and find happiness?