Surviving the City spirituality and more - Nabokov has

and more - Nabokov has assembled a remarkably rich and vivid collection

From the story of dashed cultural expectations in an interracial marriage to poems that speak of loss across generations

he and his family have lived a life of late-night exits and narrow escapes--always on the move across the South to stay one step ahead of the law

the variety of narrative forms

and Sacagawea as gracious Indian princesses

Surviving the City spirituality and more - Nabokov hasTasha Spillett's graphic novel debut, Surviving the City, is a story about womanhood, friendship, colonialism, and the anguish of a missing loved one. Miikwan and Dez are best friends. Miikwan is Anishinaabe; Dez is Inninew. Together, the teens navigate the challenges of growing up in an urban landscape they're so close, they even completed their Berry Fast together. However, when Dez's grandmother becomes too sick, Dez is told she can't stay with her