The Berry Pickers

By Amanda Peters,

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Book description

NATIONAL BESTSELLER
2023 Barnes & Noble Discover Prize Winner
Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction

A four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a mystery that will haunt the survivors, unravel a family, and remain unsolved for nearly fifty years

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1 author picked The Berry Pickers as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

A four-year old indigenous girl goes missing while her Nova Scotia migrant family picks blueberries in Maine. Her older brother by two years carries the weight of his failure to protect her, and his grief and shame write the story of his life. Everything about this book is wonderful. I was drawn deeply into it at once and became engrossed in the story, which travels through 50 years and ends with both sadness and joy. Read it. Great book club pick.

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