![]() ![]() She carried that lesson with her to college at Princeton. “He wanted me to see how far I would go someday,” she says, adding, “It’s good to learn as a writer you’re going to deal with rejections.” ![]() ![]() They responded with a kindly rejection letter. in English at the time, helped her send the manuscript to a publisher. When she was in the first grade, she wrote her first book, a 40-page mystery involving a murdered garden and opals in an attic. Growing up, she worked her way through the fantasy sections of each local library. ![]() Although Little Badger was raised in several places around the world, moving because of her father’s job, she considers Texas to be home. The Lipan Apache have long lived on the land that is now Texas. “And for non-Native readers, I hope that they’re able to connect to this character and learn a little bit.” “For Native readers, especially Lipan Apache readers, I do hope that they are able to see more of their culture than they have in the past,” says the 34-year-old author. ![]()
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