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Saturday, June 01, 2013

American Indians in Children's Literature's "Show Me The Awesome" post

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Design by John LeMasney via lemasney.com Launched by Liz Burns (she blogs at A Chair, A Fireplace, and a Tea Cozy at  School Library Jo...
Thursday, May 30, 2013

A Not-Recommended E-Book: THROUGH THE HIDDEN DOOR by Rosemary Wells

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You know how kids can be cruel? Cruel kids are the opening for this novel. A group of cruel boys is throwing rocks at a dog that belongs t...
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

What I Like about Eric Gansworth's IF I EVER GET OUT OF HERE

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America--or any nation--celebrates moments and events in its history that show that nation in a good light. Noting those moments is importa...
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Sunday, May 26, 2013

Books by Native Authors at Bus Boys and Poets

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I was in Washington D.C. last week. When I'm there, I try to get over to Busboys and Poets and check out the books they have in the book...
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Cynthia Leitich Smith on Gansworth's IF I EVER GET OUT OF HERE

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While I'm working on my review essay about Eric Gansworth's If I Ever Get Out of Here , here's what Cynthia Leitich Smith ha...
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

THE BROKEN BLADE, by William Durbin

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An individual responsible for curriculum in a Wisconsin school district wrote to ask me about  The Broken Blade , by William Durbin. Durb...
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Thursday, May 09, 2013

A Native Perspective on Francesca Lia Block's CHEROKEE BAT AND THE GOAT GUYS

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Francesca Lia Block's Weetzie Bat is a much acclaimed book. When published in 1989, it was hailed as groundbreaking, primarily for its i...
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Monday, May 06, 2013

"Indian American" in Francesca Lia Block's PINK SMOG

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A few days ago, I wrote about Francesca Lia Block's now-classic Weetzie Bat. Although I appreciate that the gay relationship in it was ...
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Saturday, May 04, 2013

WEETZIE BAT by Francesca Lia Block

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Years ago I started reading Weetzie Bat but put it down, in part, because of these passages in the first few pages of the first chapter (n...
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Friday, May 03, 2013

New blog: DE COLORES: THE RAZA EXPERIENCE IN BOOKS FOR CHILDREN

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De Colores: The Raza Experience in Books for Children is a new blog, just launched a few days ago.  De Colores  is moderated by Beverl...
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Wednesday, May 01, 2013

Navajo Nation's First Poet Laureate: Luci Tapahonso

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Does your library have Luci Tapahonso's Blue Horses Rush In on your YA or adult fiction or poetry shelves? Is her Songs of Shiproc...
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Monday, April 29, 2013

GOOD MORNING WORLD by Paul Windsor (Haisla, Heiltsuk)

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Spring mornings! Many of us get out of bed and feel a surge of joy at hearing birds sing and seeing the sun rise on budding trees. With...
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Friday, April 12, 2013

Dear Teachers: Native masks are not art

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Dear Teachers and Homeschooling Parents, Many art project books for use in classrooms include a section on making Native masks. One exampl...
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013

NATIVE WRITERS: VOICES OF POWER, by Kim Sigafus and Lyle Ernst

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Editors note on Oct 2, 2018: This volume includes Joseph Boyden, a writer whose claim to Native identity has been challenged. When that news...
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