Two Buttes and a Flute - Softcover

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Cliff and Shelly are young adults trying to make a living in 21st-century America. While running from the law, they find themselves drawn into a protest at Canyon Mine in Arizona. The protesters fail to shut down the mine but do win an invitation to speak with the company CEO in Colorado. Cliff, a recent college graduate, and Shelly, a Native American distance runner, set out with five others—a spoiled rich kid, a military vet, a tricky coyote pup, and a dreadlocked grad student and her computer-hacking, flute-playing husband. The guys have their eyes on Shelly. She has her eyes on the coyote, whose presence can only bring trouble. Their trip takes them to Anasazi ruins, reservation lands, and tourist towns, before a final confrontation at corporate headquarters. TWO BUTTES AND A FLUTE is an exploration of the Southwest in a time of drastic climate change. The storytelling draws on history, science, Native tradition, Hollywood tropes, current events, and the potential and difficulties of nonviolent resistance. "Braatz's best work of fiction so far, and we expect to see more from this outstanding writer." --Book Choice"A serious exploration of moral choices wrapped in a quirky sense of humor, Two Buttes is an important work by a fresh voice." --L.A. Times Book Festival Review"Part trickster tale, part road story, totally enthralling. Like with all of Braatz's novels, I laughed out loud." --Roberto Bologna

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