The Box She Left Behind
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Narrated by:
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Susan Edni
About this listen
Some things aren't always as they appear...
The Box She Left Behind is a haunting and emotionally rich dual-timeline novel that interweaves the painful history of Indigenous boarding schools with a present-day mystery.
In the late 1800s, Cheyenne, a young Indigenous girl, is taken from her family and placed in a government-run residential school. There, she endures harsh punishments, cultural erasure, and profound loss. Despite the cruelty, she finds strength in her heritage-and in a small, locked box she hides beneath the schoolhouse floor, filled with symbols of her identity and hope.
Decades later, in 2008, Kyra a curious and imaginative girl, stumbles upon that very box while staying at the same old schoolhouse. What begins as a game of exploration turns into a journey of discovery as Kyra begins to experience strange visions and uncover the painful truths hidden in the past. As lives of the two girls intertwine across time, Kyra becomes a conduit for a voice that still longs to be heard.
©2025 Nichelle Robie Allong (P)2025 Nichelle Robie Allong