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Saturday, September 20, 2014

Heather Sappenfield's THE VIEW FROM WHO I WAS

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A colleague, Trish, wrote to ask me if I'd seen Heather Sappenfield's The View From Who I Was. She said it is set at a place called ...
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Monday, September 15, 2014

Tim Tingle's NO NAME

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In Removing the Word "Reluctant" from Reluctant Reader,  Stringer and Mollineaux write that there are many reasons why teen reader...
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What is wrong with THE REMARKABLE AND VERY TRUE STORY OF LUCY AND SNOWCAP; SORROW'S KNOT; GUARDIAN OF THE DEAD

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A colleague asked me about H. M. Bouwman's The Remarkable and Very True Story of Lucy and Snowcap. Published in 2008 by Marshall Cavendi...
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Friday, September 12, 2014

I read THE EDUCATION OF LITTLE TREE

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So! Scott (a colleague) wrote to ask me if I'd read The Education of Little Tree. I've written about that book here on AICL several ...
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IT'S THANKSGIVING by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by Marilyn Hafner

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Earlier this summer I started doing some research on easy readers to see what sorts of images of Native people I'd find in them. I'v...
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Thursday, September 11, 2014

Was Paul Goble adopted into the Yakima and Sioux tribes?

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Within the framework of children's books, one thought that comes to mind when I hear the word "adopted" is Paul Goble. Let me ...
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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, September 01, 2014

Gary Robinson's SON WHO RETURNS

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The cover for Gary Robinson's SON WHO RETURNS is sure to catch the eye of readers interested in stories about Native peoples. Because ...
Sunday, August 31, 2014

Mexicans, lawn jockeys, and an Indian spirit in A.S. King's PLEASE IGNORE VERA DIETZ

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Today is one of those lazy Sundays in which I pick up an acclaimed young adult novel to read--not for AICL--but just because it is important...
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Friday, August 29, 2014

Books by Cherokee Mystery Writer, Sara Sue Hoklotubbe

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Some months ago I was asked if I could recommend a Native mystery writer. Because my area of expertise is books for children and young adult...
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Sunday, August 17, 2014

A killer line in Jaye Robin Brown's NO PLACE TO FALL

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Yesterday, Kelly Jensen of Book Riot tweeted that 20 pages into a YA novel, she came across this line:  [H]e must be part Indian. Red dot, ...
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Monday, August 11, 2014

Finding Bruchac's BUFFALO SONG at Reading is Fundamental's office

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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? In July I ...
Tuesday, July 22, 2014

BEFORE WE WERE FREE, by Julia Alvarez

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Among the projects I'm doing this summer is a do-it-yourself paint job of the exterior of our house. On days when it isn't too hot...

NOT RECOMMENDED: Gary Paulsen's MR. TUCKET

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A reader of AICL wrote to ask me about Gary Paulsen's Mr. Tucket . I read a copy of the book via the Internet Archive. Here's my not...
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