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Thursday, September 01, 2016

Re-reading (and again, not recommending) Nancy Bo Flood's SOLDIER SISTER, FLY HOME

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Back in January of 2016, I read the ARC of Nancy Bo Flood's Soldier Sister, Fly Home. I did not recommend it . I'm back today, with ...
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Use of "Columbus discovered America" leads to book being recalled

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Those who follow developments specific to depictions of Native and People of Color in children's and young adult literature know that A ...
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Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Want to support Mní Wičhóni Nakíčižiŋ Owáyawa (Defenders of the Sacred Water School)?

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On Monday, August 29, 2016, I wrote about the Standing Rock Sioux and the actions they are taking to protect water. Thousands of Native peo...
Monday, August 29, 2016

If You Care about American Indians... Keep abreast of Native news.

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Dear Parents, Teachers, and Librarians, If you care about American Indians, you're likely aware of what is going on in North Dakota. Y...
Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Not recommended: Michaela MacColl's THE LOST ONES

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Update, September 4, 2016 : Oscar Rodriguez of the Tribal Council of the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas submitted a comment that I am pasting h...
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Thursday, August 18, 2016

Debbie--have you seen THE HEART OF EVERYTHING THAT IS: YOUNG READERS EDITION by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin?

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A reader wrote yesterday to ask if I've seen that The Heart of Everything That Is: The Untold Story of Red Cloud, An American Legend b...
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Monday, August 15, 2016

"Spirit Animal" will not appear in future printings of Julie Murphy's DUMPLIN'

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Last year, people were very excited about Julie Murphy's Dumplin. It is one of the books that, by word of mouth, I figured I would want ...
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Sunday, August 14, 2016

A few words about Louise Erdrich's MAKOONS

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Louise Erdrich's Makoons came out a few days ago. On August 13th, I took a look at Amazon, and saw that it was their #1 New Release ...
Friday, August 12, 2016

Ashley Hope Perez's OUT OF DARKNESS

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Note: There are a great many people who think Ashley Hope Perez is Latinx, but she is not. I thought she was but have since learned she is...
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Debbie--have you seen MacMillan & Kirker's MULTICULTURAL STORYTIME MAGIC?

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A reader wrote to ask me if I've seen Kathy MacMillan and Christine Kirker's Multicultural Storytime Magic . Published in 2012 by AL...
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Friday, August 05, 2016

When We Was Fierce + A Birthday Cake for George Washington + A Fine Dessert...

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It has been a landmark year in children's literature. I don't mean the calendar year of 2016. I mean the year marked by August 4th, ...
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Thursday, August 04, 2016

Debbie--have you seen THE DRAGON HAMMER by Tony Daniel?

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A reader wrote to ask if I've seen Tony Daniel's The Dragon Hammer . Here's excerpts from the review from Publisher's Weekly...
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Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Indigenous Comic Con! November 18 to 20 in Albuquerque

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In children's and YA literature, we know that comics and graphic novels are a growth area. We know that there's momentum, too, to ...
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Sunday, July 24, 2016

John Smelcer's STEALING INDIANS

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John Smelcer's Stealing Indians is due out in August of this year (2016) from Leapfrog Press. Having read it, I'll start by saying t...
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