A Yellow Raft in Blue Water

The book i am reading is "A Yellow Raft in Blue Water." The author of this book is Michael Dorris. It was published in 1987. The general purpose of the book is a young women named Rayona, her birth mother Christine, and Christine's adoptive mother Aunt Ida. The novel begins with Rayona playing cards with Christine in the hospital, when Rayona's African American father Elgin visits, angering Christine. Christine leaves the hospital with Rayona, threatening suicide at the spot where Rayona was conceived. Christine eventually leaves Rayona with Aunt Ida, where over time, Rayona begins to learn about herself and where she came from. Rayona eventually runs away and lives with a family at Bear Paw Lake until she returns to Aunt Ida.

The narrative hook is "I want to leave but Mom would hit the ceiling and tell me I'm not polite." I'm enjoying this book very much so far.

1. Deserted - abandoned

2. Indestrucible - permanent

3. corridors - to eat away

4. unclenches - to open

5. illuminated - to brighten with light