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Showing posts with label for young adult readers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label for young adult readers. Show all posts
Sunday, August 26, 2018

Highly Recommended: HEARTS UNBROKEN by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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I'll start by echoing the title of this post. I highly recommend Cynthia Leitich Smith's Hearts Unbroken. Lou, the main character, i...
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Monday, November 09, 2015

Richard Van Camp's WHISTLE

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The main character in Whistle is a familiar one. Readers met him before. When Richard Van Camp's  The Lesser Blessed opens, it is the ...
Tuesday, October 06, 2015

Beverly Slapin reviews SMUGGLING CHEROKEE by Kim Shuck

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Editor's Note: Beverly Slapin's review of Smuggling Cherokee may not be used elsewhere without her written permission. All rights r...
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Thursday, April 23, 2015

Daniel Jose Older's SHADOWSHAPER

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Last year I read Daniel Jose Older's excellent essay in Buzzfeed Books. Titled " Diversity is Not Enough: Race, Power, Publishing ,...
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Sunday, December 21, 2014

Nick Lake's THERE WILL BE LIES

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Earlier today I finished reading a NetGalley copy of Nick Lake's There Will Be Lies. Due out in January of 2015, I do not recommend it. ...
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Thursday, December 11, 2014

Tim Tingle's HOUSE OF PURPLE CEDAR

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Tim Tingle's House of Purple Cedar is one of the best books I've ever read. Here's the cover: As is the case with Tingle&#...
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Monday, September 08, 2014

DREAMING IN INDIAN: CONTEMPORARY NATIVE AMERICAN VOICES

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For some time now, I've been waiting for Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices. Edited by Lisa Charleyboy and Mary L...
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Monday, June 09, 2014

Beverly Slapin reviews Joseph Bruchac's KILLER OF ENEMIES

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Update on Sep 30 2023: I (Debbie Reese) no longer recommend Bruchac's work. For details see  Is Joseph Bruchac truly Abenaki? Editor...
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Arigon Starr's SUPER INDIAN

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If you're Kickapoo author/illustrator Arigon Starr, you gotta be dancing every time you pick up Super Indian and read what Charlie Hill,...
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Thursday, November 21, 2013

ORIGINAL LOCAL: INDIGENOUS FOODS, STORIES, AND RECIPES FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST, by Heid E. Erdrich

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Heid Erdrich's Original Local: Indigenous Foods, Stories, and Recipes from the Upper Midwest is a treat! I mean that literally (readin...