American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Island of the Blue Dolphins

American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL)

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. (Site redesign on January 8, 2025)

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Showing posts with label Island of the Blue Dolphins. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Island of the Blue Dolphins. Show all posts

Monday, August 21, 2023

Dear Teachers: A Series of Open Letters about Scott O'Dell's Books. Open Letter #1 - Suns and Moons

August 20, 2023 Dear Teachers, You (or one of your colleagues) have written to me about Scott O'Dell's Thunder Rolling in the Moun...

Saturday, December 10, 2022

Scott O'Dell and Changes to California's Department of Education "Recommended Literature List"

"No results found." it said. Surely, I thought, that can't be right! Let me explain. In 2021 and early in 2022 I was doing so...

Saturday, October 15, 2022

Dear Kate: An Open Letter to Kate DiCamillo (and Authors of Children's Books)

Update from Debbie on Monday, Oct 17, 2022: Kate DiCamillo responded to me, sharing my letter on her Facebook page. I deeply appreciate her ...

Thursday, June 16, 2016

A critical look at O'Dell's ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS

Update on Sep 24, 2018: I (Debbie), shared this post on Twitter yesterday, because I was critiquing a young adult novel in which the author...

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Debbie Reese
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