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Raising Bean - Essays on Laughing and Living (Paperback)
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Raising Bean - Essays on Laughing and Living (Paperback)
Series: Made In Michigan Writers
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Essays from a Native American grandfather to help navigate life's
difficult experiences. Offered in the oral traditions of the Nez
Perce, Native American writer W. S. Penn records the conversations
he held with his granddaughter, lovingly referred to as ""Bean,""
as he guided her toward adulthood while confronting society's
interest in possessions, fairness, and status. Drawing on his own
family history and Native mythology, Penn charts a way through life
where each endeavor is a journey-an opportunity to love, to learn,
or to interact-rather than the means to a prize at the end. Divided
into five parts, Penn addresses topics such as the power of words,
race and identity, school, and how to be. In the essay "In the Nick
of Names," Penn takes an amused look at the words we use for people
and how their power, real or imagined, can alter our perception of
an entire group. To Have and On Hold is an essay about wanting to
assimilate into a group but at the risk of losing a good bit of
yourself. "A Harvest Moon" is a humorous anecdote about a Native
grandfather visiting his granddaughter's classroom and the
absurdities of being a professional Indian. "Not Nobody" uses "Be
All that You Can Be Week" at Bean's school to reveal the lessons
and advantages of being a "nobody." In "From Paper to Person," Penn
imagines the joy that may come to Bean when she spends time with
her Paper People-three-foot-tall drawings, mounted on stiff
cardboard-and as she grows into a young woman like her mom, able to
say she is a person who is happy with what she has and not sorry
for what she doesn't. Comical and engaging, the essays in Raising
Bean will appeal to readers of all backgrounds and interests,
especially those with a curiosity in language, perception, humor,
and the ways in which Native people guide their families and
friends with stories.
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