I Can Make This Promise

“The novel is enlightening and a must-read for anyone interested in issues surrounding identity and adoption. Debut author Day (Upper Skagit) handles family separation in Native America with insight and grace.”

“Beyond the mystery, important themes resonate throughout, including cultural identity and what makes a friendship worth keeping. Day’s affecting novel also considers historical truths about how Native Americans have been treated throughout U.S. history, particularly underlining family separations.”

“An incomparably vital story rendered with the tenderness of soft brushstrokes, Christine Day’s debut is a powerful portrait of a twelve-year-old girl trying to unravel the mystery of her family’s past. I Can Make This Promise manages to be both deeply sad and brightly hopeful, and Edie Green will steal readers’ hearts with her empathy and curious spirit—she certainly stole mine.”

“I Can Make This Promise manages to be both deeply sad and brightly hopeful, and Edie Green will steal readers’ hearts with her empathy and curious spirit—she certainly stole mine.”

“Day’s novel brings an accessible, much-needed perspective about the very real consequences of Indigenous children being taken from their families and Native Nations. The absence of one’s tribal community, loss of culture and lack of connection to relatives have ripple effects for generations.” - Traci Sorell (Cherokee Nation), award-winning author of We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga

“A truly enticing, beautifully written story that delivers a historical reveal at just the right time.”