A reader wrote to ask me about Sally M. Keehn's Moon of Two Dark Horses. I'm adding it to my "Debbie--have you seen..." series. First published by Philomel in 1995, it is historical fiction about a friendship between Daniel (he's white) and Coshmoo (he's Delaware).
Publisher's Weekly gave it a starred review. In that review I see that Coshmoo is the son of "the Delaware Indian Leader Queen Esther." Queen? I'm also curious about "Coshmoo." I think I need to take a look at this book.
Established in 2006 by Dr. Debbie Reese of Nambé Pueblo, American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL) provides critical analysis of Indigenous peoples in children's and young adult books. Dr. Jean Mendoza joined AICL as a co-editor in 2016.
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Hi Debbie,
Did you or someone you trust get a chance to look at this book? It was just requested by a teacher for books groups around the Revolutionary War, and I do not purchase books with inaccurate representations of Native Americans---based on the concerns you mention in this post I'm inclined to continue looking for a better choice. Any recommendations for books set during the American Revolution that accurately portray Native characters?
Thank you so much for all your work,
Hannah
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