American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL)

Established in 2006 by Dr. Debbie Reese of Nambé Pueblo, American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL) provides critical analysis of Indigenous peoples in children's and young adult books. Dr. Jean Mendoza joined AICL as a co-editor in 2016. (Site redesign on January 8, 2025)

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Saturday, January 16, 2016

Not Recommended: Nancy Bo Flood's SOLDIER SISTER, FLY HOME

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Some months ago, I learned that Lori Piestewa was being written about in a book by Nancy Bo Flood. My immediate reaction was similar to the ...
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Friday, January 15, 2016

Ellen S. Cromwell's TALASI, A STORY OF TENDERNESS AND LOVE

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Earlier this month I received a review copy of Talasi, A Story of Tenderness and Love . Written by Ellen S. Cromwell and illustrated by Desi...
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Debbie--have you seen... Sally M. Keehn's MOON OF TWO DARK HORSES

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A reader wrote to ask me about Sally M. Keehn's Moon of Two Dark Horses . I'm adding it to my "Debbie--have you seen..." s...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2016

A Comparison: D'Aulaire's ABRAHAM LINCOLN 1939 and 2015

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On December 1, 2015, Publisher's Weekly ran an article about Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire's Abraham Lincoln. For its 75th an...
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Debbie--have you seen... Carol Trembath's WATER WALKERS

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A couple of weeks ago, a reader wrote to ask me about Carol Trembath's Water Walkers . Published in 2015 by Lakeside Publishing (I can...
Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Debbie--have you seen... Josephine Angelini's TRIAL BY FIRE

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Update, Jan 5, 2017: -- I read Angelini's book. If I write a review, it will get a not recommended tag. Among the many reasons: inaccura...

Debbie--have you seen... WAKE OF VULTURES by Lila Bowen

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I get a lot of email, Facebook messages, and tweets from people who wonder if I've read or reviewed a book they came across. I want to k...
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Monday, January 11, 2016

Kenneth Oppel's THE BOUNDLESS

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A few days ago, I began to see Sujei Lugo's tweets about Kenneth Oppel's The Boundless. Intrigued, I got a copy from the library. Pu...
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Saturday, January 09, 2016

Revised! Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire's ABRAHAM LINCOLN

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On December 1, 2015, Publisher's Weekly ran an article about Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire's Abraham Lincoln , which won th...
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Thursday, January 07, 2016

Alaya Dawn Johnson's LOVE IS THE DRUG

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I read Alaya Dawn Johnson's Love is the Drug in 2014 when it came out. I think Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, or maybe Edith Campbell, told me ...
Wednesday, January 06, 2016

"What will they say..." Or, Master Narratives of Smiling Slaves and Smiling Indians

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Eds. Note: Please scroll to the bottom of this post to see links to discussions of A Birthday Cake for George Washington. The links are in t...
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Tuesday, January 05, 2016

Stephanie Shaw's THE LEGEND OF THE BEAVER'S TAIL

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Today's post is one that walks you (readers of AICL) through my evaluation process (what I do) when I pick up a book that is put forth a...
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Monday, December 14, 2015

SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A FOX by Danielle Daniel

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I find Danielle Daniel's Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox unsettling. In a 2013 article in The Sudbury Star , I read that she is Métis, bu...
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