Rotfuchs Wild Song

The journey to the much-praised New World turns into a disaster. Sixteen-year-old Luki has spent her entire life in the mountains of the Philippines. She is a talented hunter and wants to become a warrior, but girls are not allowed to hunt. Now the tribal elders want her to marry her best friend Samkad. However, Luki does not want to give up her freedom. So she decides to accept Truman Hunt's offer and travel to America to participate in the World's Fair in St. Louis. But after a long and arduous journey, the Filipinos realize that they are being kept like animals in a makeshift village for the visitors of the fair. And Luki understands that the land of unlimited opportunities distributes its chances very unfairly. This touching own-voice story addresses colonialism, racism, and exploitation against the backdrop of the 1904 World's Fair in Louisiana.