Perry Firekeeper-Birch's laid-back summer hits a snag when she crashes her car and is forced to work at her indigenous tribe's summer internship program. Soon, Perry becomes fascinated with the federal law about the return of ancestral remains and sacred items but is caught between the glacially slow pace of diplomacy and working within the law and the desperate desire to take action into her own hands. When Native women start disappearing and her family is caught in the middle of a high-profile murder investigation, Perry plans a heist to save her ancestors and her tribe members before all is lost.

Warrior Girl Unearthed is not exactly a sequel to Firekeeper's Daughter. Set 10 years later, it can be read as a standalone, but reading Firekeeper's Daughter first will help you understand the side characters better. Like her previous book, Warrior Girl Unearthed is a fun Young Adult novel, conveying a deeper message along with its high-action plot. Although I felt like I learned a lot, the story felt a bit forced and over-the-top.