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Thursday, July 23, 2015

POPCORN by Frank Asch

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Eds. Note on July 31, 2017: This racist book is now available as a board book for the youngest readers. Racism sells.  Eds. Note on March 11...
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Set One: Links to Oyate's BOOKS TO AVOID pages

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A few years ago, Oyate removed its Books to Avoid page. A great many people miss that page and write to me asking if I saved those reviews. ...
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Set two: Links to Oyate's BOOKS TO AVOID pages

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A few years ago, Oyate removed its Books to Avoid page. A great many people miss that page and write to me asking if I saved those reviews. ...

Set three: Links to Oyate's BOOKS TO AVOID pages

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A few years ago, Oyate removed its Books to Avoid page. A great many people miss that page and write to me asking if I saved those reviews. ...
Wednesday, July 15, 2015

About Jane Resh Thomas and Hamline University's Writing Program

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This week, Hamline University's MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults is holding its one week residency . On July 13th, Jane Res...
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Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Dear Writers Who Think You're Cherokee

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Over the last few weeks, people in American Indian, Native American, or Indigenous Studies have been deeply engaged in discussions of identi...
Tuesday, July 07, 2015

Curious George and his... tomahawk

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Over 2000 libraries have H. A. Rey's  Curious George Learns the Alphabet on their shelves.  The book was first published in 1963 by Houg...
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Monday, July 06, 2015

KAMIK'S FIRST SLED by Matilda Sulurayok and Qin Leng

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Two years ago I read--and recommended-- Kamik: An Inuit Puppy Story ,  a delightful story about a puppy named Kamik and his owner, a young I...
Friday, July 03, 2015

Claiming, Misrepresenting, and Ignorance of Cherokee Identity

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Some books that we give to young children carry enormous weight. The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage is one example. It ...
Wednesday, July 01, 2015

Dear Tim Federle: Some thoughts on Native content in BETTER NATE THAN EVER

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Dear Tim Federle, I read your piece, Book for Kids Raises Eyebrows Over Young Gay Character , at Huff Post . There, you said that Better N...
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Saturday, June 27, 2015

Want a tri-fold of our We're the People: Summer Reading 2015 for your library?

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Turning your calendar to July? Looking for books to recommend to kids and teens? Ones that portray all of us who are The People of the U.S.?...
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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

First thoughts on Robbie Robertson's HIAWATHA AND THE PEACEMAKER

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When I get a book written by a Native person, my heart soars with delight. In the mail yesterday, I got a copy of Robbie Robertson's H...
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A Native Response to Sophie Gilbert's Article "In Defense of Pocahontas"

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Yesterday (June 23, 2015), I read Sophie Gilbert's article  in The Atlantic,  "In Defense of Pocahontas : Disney's Most Radical...
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Sunday, June 21, 2015

Martina Boone's COMPULSION

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This is my second post about Martina Boone's book. My first one  is about Boone's use of Gone With the Wind in her YA novel. In Apri...
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Friday, June 19, 2015

GONE WITH THE WIND in Martina Boone's COMPULSION

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Eds. note: Updated on June 28 2015 with a list of other children's and young adult books that include a reference to Gone With the Wind....
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Thursday, June 18, 2015

Enid Blyton's SECRET SEVEN series

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Update on June 18, 2021 : Blyton's books are in the news because a site called "English Heritage" notes that people have, in t...
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Sunday, June 14, 2015

Nobody went "huh?" when Rachel Dolezal said she lived in a tipi...

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I've been following the news stories about Rachel Dolezal. There are many. All the major media outlets are reporting about--and question...
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