Angeline Boulley is an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians in Michigan. She gained attention for her debut Firekeeper's Daughter thanks to We Need Diverse Books. It became a NYT No. 1 bestseller and has now sold in 20 territories worldwide. The book won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2022; the YA Goodreads Choice Awards; the CrimeFest Best YA Crime Novel Prize.; the ALA Printz Award and Morris Award; the Walter Award for Outstanding Children's Literature; and is Carnegie Medal Nominated. Firekeeper's Daughter is soon to be made into a Netflix series. Angeline lives in Michigan but considers Sugar Island home.