tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post5574475955758722076..comments2024-03-27T14:08:51.191-05:00Comments on American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Debbie--have you seen BLOWBACK '07 by Brian Meehl?Debbie Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972409006633565859noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post-43276961629064814402017-07-10T02:03:54.066-05:002017-07-10T02:03:54.066-05:00Hi, Barbara! Haven't read the book yet and wil...Hi, Barbara! Haven't read the book yet and will if I get a chance. I'm curious, though: How is Matt forced to play football with Coach "Pop" Warner?Beverly Slapinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12822325956522105620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post-80333819411811516332017-06-28T07:05:34.642-05:002017-06-28T07:05:34.642-05:00I like the book very much and am trying to find my...I like the book very much and am trying to find my copy to give to my grandson to read. I probably lent it out. <br /><br />Anyway, it's a time travel book where a football star finds himself blown back to 1907, a white misfit among the accomplished Carlisle Indian School football team. The device is innovative because the author doesn't have to "invent" an Indian School persona - as Rinaldi, Taschek, McColl and others have done. I give this one a thumbs up.<br /><br />Barb LandisBarbara Landishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02493169698223998767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post-26033010579662808692017-06-24T07:59:31.629-05:002017-06-24T07:59:31.629-05:00My guess the choice is to educate young people abo...My guess the choice is to educate young people about a factor in American history that is not talked about. I hope we are all pleasantly surprised. Misinformation is worse than no information in my opinion. <br /><br />As a teacher, I liked children learning about the less talked about parts of history. I love the story of Harriet Tubman. But I deliberately chose less known people for black history month. As a teacher, I would choose a topic like this for children. As a writer, I would do my research. Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post-54085551569018377792017-06-23T16:28:48.762-05:002017-06-23T16:28:48.762-05:00Matt is FORCED to play football for Coach Warner? ...Matt is FORCED to play football for Coach Warner? So Matt could get better food than the rest of the Carlisle students? So Matt could get a comfy bed to sleep on instead of the bunks in the crowded Carlisle dorms? So Matt could make some money instead of having to do hard agricultural labor for free? Beverly Slapinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12822325956522105620noreply@blogger.com