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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Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Beverly Slapin's Review of Bruchac's THE HUNTER'S PROMISE: AN ABENAKI TALE

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Editor's note on Sep 30, 2023: I (Debbie Reese) can no longer recommend Bruchac's work. For details see Is Joseph Bruchac truly Aben...

Debbie Reese to Host IndigenousXca from March 17 through March 24

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Sharing some great news! Chelsea Vowell of apihtawikosisan  asked me to host IndigenousXca from March 17 through March 24. If you're...
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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Did JK Rowling Change the Images on her Magic In North America Series at the Pottermore Site?

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If you're following the response of Native people to JK Rowling for her "History of Magic in North America" stories that are s...
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Thursday, March 10, 2016

Native People Respond to Rowling

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Eds. note on June 30, 2016: Scroll down to see curated list of items that  Native writers have written in response to Rowling. ___________...
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Wednesday, March 09, 2016

William Apess (Pequot) on Depictions of Native People in Stories

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Over at Reading While White, Megan Schliesman's The Long Haul notes that we're in the year 2016, and that people have been objectin...
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Monday, March 07, 2016

Debbie Reese at Northern New Mexico College on March 9, 2016

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I'm looking forward to time I'll spend with students in the  P'ôe  Project at Northern New Mexico College. If you're nearby,...
Wednesday, March 02, 2016

Debbie--have you seen... STONE FIELD by Christy Lenzi

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Via Twitter, Pam pointed me to Stone Field: A Novel by Christy Lenzi. Due out on March 29, 2016 from Roaring Book Press (an imprint of Macmi...
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Tuesday, March 01, 2016

Monique Gray Smith and Julie Flett's MY HEART FILLS WITH HAPPINESS

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I've read My Heart Fills With Happiness by Monique Gray Smith, illustrated by Julie Flett, many times. I can't decide--and don't...
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Dear Scholastic: This Is A Test

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I have a lot of thoughts in my head this morning, about yesterday's #StepUpScholastic chat on Twitter, and about the Step Up Scholastic ...
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Sunday, February 28, 2016

Debbie--have you seen.... Danna Smith's ARCTIC WHITE

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In January, a major publisher (Holt, an imprint of Macmillan), released Arctic White , a picture book   by Danna Smith. Here's the synop...

Debbie--have you seen... TRU & NELLE by G. Neri?

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A reader asked me about G. Neri's Tru & Nelle. Here's the synopsis: Long before they became famous writers, Truman Capote ( In...
Friday, February 26, 2016

Debbie--have you seen... RED MOON RISING by K. A. Holt

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Woah. Some books are so.... out there, that I have a hard time wrapping my head around them. K. A. Holt's Red Moon Rising is one of thos...
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Debbie--have you seen... SOME KIND OF COURAGE by Dan Gemeinhart

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Jessica, a reader of AICL, wrote to ask me about Dan Gemeinhart's Some Kind of Courage. Out in 2016 from Scholastic, here's the syno...
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Thursday, February 25, 2016

#StepUpScholastic - What I Don't See in Feb 2016 Flyers for Early Childhood, K, 1st, and 2nd Grade Readers

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You remember those Scholastic catalogs your teachers would pass out from time to time? Thinking about them is a powerful memory--for me--bec...
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Published in 2015: Books by/about Native peoples

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I will be updating this page whenever I read something published in 2015. What it likely means is that a title will be added to the "No...
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