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Wild Song

by Candy Gourlay

A young hunter faces a wider world

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A young hunter faces a wider world

Set in 1904, Wild Song connects Luki’s struggle against expectations in her Philippine village with the spectacle of the St. Louis World’s Fair. Her journey takes her from a community where hunting is reserved for men to a replica village where Indigenous people are exhibited to fairgoers. The historical setting brings questions of gender, representation, and choice into the same frame: Luki encounters new friendships and possibilities, while also confronting difficult truths about the fair and the forces shaping her future. Her central dilemma is not simply where to go next, but what kind of life she wants to claim.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens interested in historical fiction set in the early 20th century.
  • Readers curious about the Philippines, Indigenous representation, and the World’s Fair.
  • Those drawn to stories about gender expectations and a young person’s search for independence.

Themes

Gender expectationsIndigenous representationComing of ageSelf-determinationHistorical spectacle

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Book overview

The Philippines, 1904

Sixteen-year-old Luki is the best hunter in her village, but she has to keep it a secret. Hunting is a man's skill. She's expected to marry and raise a family instead.

Chafing against these restrictions, she impulsively accepts an offer from the local American authorities: they're looking for volunteers to travel to the United States for the World's Fair, where Indigenous peoples from around the world will be represented.

Luki and others make the long journey to Saint Louis, Missouri, for the fair, where they're "exhibited" in a replica village. But even as Luki makes friends and discovers a wider world that intrigues her, she learns dangerous secrets and difficult truths. Facing pressures from all sides, she must decide what kind of future she wants after the fair.

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