Home › Indigenous › From the Roots Up
  • From the Roots Up by Tasha Spillett book cover
  • From the Roots Up by Tasha Spillett book cover
1 2

From the Roots Up

by Tasha Spillett

Identity, grief, and community

$18.10 USD
$30.17 USD $18.10 USD
Save 40%

Paperback New

Delivery to your door
In stock·Dispatches in 1–2 business days
Standard shipping* from $4.35
Standard shipping transit* 5–8 business days after dispatch

Faster options are available.

Rates and delivery estimates depend on your destination and item quantity. Estimates are informational only; the final shipping method and rate are selected at checkout.
Secure checkout
American Express Apple Pay DiscoverGoogle Pay Mastercard PayPalVisa
30-day eligible returns Returns & refunds policy

AlbakiReads Editorial

Identity, grief, and community

Dez is grieving their grandmother while living in a group home and navigating a new relationship and their identity as a Two-Spirit person. Their experiences bring questions of support and understanding into focus for those around them: Miikwan, a close friend who is learning how to be an ally, and Elder Geraldine, whose familiar gendered protocols are being challenged. The description frames Dez’s story within a wider community reckoning with prejudice and with how its teachings can make space for their full identity.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in stories about Two-Spirit identity and community.
  • Readers seeking young adult fiction that addresses grief, friendship, and allyship.
  • Readers interested in Indigenous community and questions of gendered tradition.

Themes

Two-Spirit identityGriefFriendship and allyshipCommunity teachings and prejudice

Based on publisher information and book metadata.

Book overview

Dez's grandmother has passed away. Grieving, and with nowhere else to go, they're living in a group home. On top of everything else, Dez is navigating a new relationship and coming into their identity as a Two-Spirit person.

Miikwan is crushing on the school's new kid Riel, but doesn't really understand what Dez is going through. Will she learn how to be a supportive ally to her best friend?

Elder Geraldine is doing her best to be supportive, but she doesn't know how to respond when the gendered protocols she's grown up with are being thrown into question.

Will Dez be comfortable expressing their full identity? And will their community relearn the teachings and overcome prejudice to celebrate them for who they are?

Shipping & returnsShipping options, delivery timing, and our return policy.

In-stock items normally dispatch within 1–2 business days. The ZIP-code estimator on this page is informational only; the final shipping method, price, and availability are confirmed at checkout for your full order.

For the initial delivery estimate we use these transit windows after dispatch: Standard 5–8 business days, Expedited 2–4 business days, and Priority 1–2 business days. Holiday delays are not included.

Eligible items can be returned within 30 days in accordance with our return policy.

Customer reviews

M
AlbakiReads
Malaika Taylor

I highly recommend to for anyone looking for inner clarity

T
AlbakiReads
Thomas DiMassa

Great service and fast service

E
AlbakiReads
Ella

Great shopping experience! The book arrived quickly, was well packaged, and matched the description perfectly. I would definitely shop with you again

O
AlbakiReads
Olivia

Smooth.