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Saturday, January 23, 2016

Where do you shelve Native American stories?

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The title of this post, "Where do you shelve Native American stories?" is directed primarily at librarians but the information is ...
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Friday, January 22, 2016

Debbie--have you read... NEVER NEVER by Brianna R. Shrum

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Over on Twitter, a colleague asked if I'd read Never Never  by Brianna R. Shrum. I haven't, so here it is in the "Debbie--have ...
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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Debbie--have you seen... DARK ENERGY by Robison Wells

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A reader in Indiana wrote to ask me about Dark Energy by Robison Wells, due out in March, from HarperTeen. Here's a review, from Kirkus ...
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Monday, January 18, 2016

Debbie--have you seen... Emily Henry's THE LOVE THAT SPLIT THE WORLD

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Due out on January 26 is Emily Henry's The Love that Split the World. As the title of this post indicates, a reader has written to ask m...
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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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