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Saturday, May 17, 2014

San Jose State University, College of Applied Sciences, School of Library and Information Science, recognizes Debbie Reese for Exemplary efforts to enhance equity and diversity

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" According to her nomination form, she was the recipient of the 2013 Virginia Matthews Scholarship Award for her “sustained inv...
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Thursday, May 15, 2014

Another 'thank you' to Cynthia Leitich Smith

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A few hours ago, my daughter called to tell me she'd finished her last exam of the semester. With joy and enthusiasm, she said she was f...
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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Why I Advocate for Books by Native Writers and Illustrators/Gallery of Native Writers and Illustrators

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Editor's Note: Scroll down to see the photo gallery of Native writers and illustrators. I spent an hour today in a twitter chat hoste...
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Cheryl Minnema's HUNGRY JOHNNY

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A significant component of the We Need Diverse Books campaign is regarding the authorship of books. For AICL, that means books written and i...
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Thursday, May 01, 2014

SLJ's "Diversity" Booklist in May issue includes flawed book about Native people

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School Library Journal's much anticipated special issue on Diversity was uploaded today (May 1, 2014) in the midst of the We Need Divers...
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Monday, April 28, 2014

We Need Diverse Books that aren't "Blindingly White"

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If you're a white male, you'll have an abundance of opportunities to imagine yourself on the stage this year at BookCon. The list of...

2013: Best Books, High School

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If I was starting a library in a high school, these are the first books I'd buy, along with the ten listed in 2010: Best Books, High Sch...

2013: Best Books, Middle School

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If I was starting a library in an elementary school or if I was ordering books for a middle school library, these are ten books I'd buy ...
Wednesday, April 16, 2014

A Look at Setting in 2013 CCBC Data on Fiction by/about American Indians - US Publishers

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On March 17, 2014 I published my analysis of 14 books on the Cooperative Center or Children's Books (CCBC). The set I analyzed are thos...
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Monday, April 14, 2014

CHUKFI RABBIT'S BIG, BAD BELLYACHE: A TRICKSTER TALE by Greg Rodgers

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I smiled as I read Chukfi Rabbit's Big, Bad Bellyache: A Trickster Tale by Choctaw author, Greg Rodgers. Chukfi Rabbit, we learn as the ...
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Friday, April 11, 2014

American Indian Graduation Rates and Stereotypical Images On and Off the Field

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On May 31 of last year (2013), Education Week pointed to a new study of high school graduation rates that reported that the graduation rates...
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