Flutie: A Novel

by Diane Glancy

As her family crumbles around her, Flutie, a girl afraid of speaking and existing, longs to share her emotions, but instead becomes involved with drugs and alcohol, until a kind neighbor and inner strength causes her to break her silence, come to terms with her emotions, and discover her true self. IP.

Genres: Fiction, Coming Of Age

130 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

(Helen) Diane Glancy is a Cherokee poet, author and playwright.

Glancy was born in 1941 in Kansas City, Missouri. She received her Bachelor of Arts (English literature) from the University of Missouri in 1964, then later continued her education at the University of Central Oklahoma, earning her a Masters degree in English in 1983. In 1988, she received her Master of Fine Arts from the University of Iowa.

Glancy is an English professor and began teaching in 1989 at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, teaching Native American literature and creative writing courses. Glancy's literary works have been recognized and highlighted at Michigan State University in their Michigan Writers Series.

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Reviews

[Stefanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really liked the structure of this book, and I appreciated the protagonist's struggle, but it was such a quiet novel (or novella, really) that the narrative lacked tension, suspense, and momentum for me. I was hoping that it would build up to a stronger finish. Still, the writing is quite good. It just didn't move me in the way that, in retrospect, I wish it would have.