Poignant and powerfully told, this Philippines-set story about a girl who refuses give up her dream of becoming a warrior carries a defiant message of the importance of independence and defying restrictive norms.
The year is 1904. Luki has lived a tribal life in the mountains of the Philippines. Now she’s growing up, she is expected to become a wife and a mother, but Luki isn’t ready to give up her dream to become a warrior. When her tribe are offered a journey to America to be part of the St. Louis World’s Fair, Luki will discover that the land of opportunity does not share its possibilities equally.
