About this Event
Author Talk: "Words Spoken True" by Anne Broyles
On Thursday, Nov. 12 at 7:00 p.m. in the Church Lounge at First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, Award-winning author, enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation, and United Methodist minister Anne Broyles will speak about her latest book Words Spoken True.
Words Spoken True is the true story of fourteen-year-old Jane Bushyhead and her family's forced removal, upon threat of death, from their home in the ancestral Cherokee Nation.
Workds Spoken True was recently selected as a Publisher's Weekly Best YA Book of 2026.
Copies of Words Spoken True will be available at the event for purchase.
Reviews of Words Spoken True
"It's a triple-threat: an illuminating historical telling, a vulnerable portrait of adolescence, and a harrowing call to action against the country's inhumage treatment of Indigenous people." - Publisher's Weekly starred review
"A Cherokee teen comes of age on the Trail of Tears. Vivid, empathetic, and thought-provoking storytelling." - Kirkus starred review
Event venue & nearby stays
500 E Colorado Blvd, 500 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, United States
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