Son of a Trickster

16-year-old Jared’s life is a mess, and he’s desperately trying to keep everyone he loves safe. He pays the rent for his disabled dad by selling pot cookies, but his dad often uses the money for drugs instead. He takes care of his elderly neighbors, shoveling snow from their walkway and helping around the house. He worries about his mom, who’s dating a drug dealer and has parties every night, where Jared inevitably drinks far too much. He’s also recently lost his beloved dog. Meanwhile, Jared is also haunted by his grandmother’s words that he is really the son of the trickster god, and ravens speak to him, even when he’s not stoned. This first book in a YA crossover trilogy is both gritty and magical, funny and heartbreaking. Robinson is a member of the Haisla and Heiltsuk First Nations. She’s written several other books, including Monkey Beach, an adult novel full of ghosts and shapeshifters.