Author Description

Proud winner of the Laine Cunningham, New Novel Award, presented by The Blotter Magazine, Leah Griffith delivers a powerful and poignant story in her stunning new novel, Cosette’s Tribe. While browsing through a magazine, nine-year old Cosette discovers a photo of a smiling tribe of Indians, becoming inspired to start a tribe of her own. Cosette’s first course of action is to find a suitable replacement for her absent father. Unaware of the repercussions her meddling will bring, Cosette triggers a series of dark events, which isolate her from the adults in her world, and force her to deal with the life-shattering consequences on her own. No longer safe at home, finding her tribe becomes paramount to her emotional survival. With maturity beyond her years, and an unshakable sense of humor, Cosette navigates through the hippie culture of the mid-1960s, facing off with life and death, while stumbling upon things both terrifying and beautiful.