The Turquoise Ledge: A Memoir
![](https://www.colorincolorado.org/sites/default/files/styles/book_thumbnail/public/books/the_turquoise_ledge_a_memoir.jpg?itok=gt__Xnf9)
Product Description: Leslie Marmon Silko combines memoir with family history and reflections on the creatures and beings that command her attention and inform her vision of the world, taking readers along on her daily walks through the arroyos and ledges of the Sonoran desert in Arizona. Silko weaves tales from her family's past into her observations, using the turquoise stones she finds on the walks to unite the strands of her stories.
Age Level: Young Adult
Publisher: Viking Adult