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Thursday, November 03, 2016

RUNS WITH HORSES by Brian Burks

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Last night, I received an email about  Runs With Horses , by Brian Burks. It was published in 1995 by Harcourt Brace. My quick look into the...
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Monday, October 31, 2016

John Herrington's MISSION TO SPACE is exceptional!

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Regular readers of American Indians in Children's Literature know that I emphasize several points when reviewing children's or young...
Sunday, October 30, 2016

What is wrong with the phrase "First Americans"?

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Characterizing Native peoples as "First Americans" is not accurate. You've probably seen that phrase used to describe Native p...
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Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Resources for #NoDAPL

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It is October 26, 2016. There is so much going on.  #NoDAPL Download Water Is Life Very few news outlets are covering Native people ...
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Sunday, October 23, 2016

A page from HORRIBLE HARRY AND THE CHRISTMAS SURPRISE, by Suzy Kline

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Today (October 23, 2016), via Twitter, I received a photo of a page from Horrible Harry and the Christmas Surprise  by Suzy Kline, published...
Monday, October 17, 2016

Debbie--have you seen BE LIGHT LIKE A BIRD by Monika Schroder?

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A reader writes, today, to ask if I've seen Monika Schroder's Be Light Like A Bird . Published in September of 2016 by Capstone, it ...
Friday, October 07, 2016

News: We Need Diverse Books will launch an app called "OurStory"

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Yesterday, Publisher's Weekly ran an article about the OurStory app, due out in January of 2017 from We Need Diverse Books. As readers...
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Debbie--have you seen Kenneth Oppel's EVERY HIDDEN THING

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A reader writes to ask if I've seen Kenneth Oppel's Every Hidden Thing . Due out on October 11, 2016 from Simon & Schuster (one ...
Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Recommended: WE SANG YOU HOME by Richard Van Camp and Julie Flett

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In the last month or so I've been using the phrase "being loved by words" or "being loved by a book." I don't kn...
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Sunday, September 25, 2016

"Totem pole" will not appear in future printings of Robin Talley's AS I DESCENDED

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On Friday, I read On Making Mistakes on Robin Talley's Tumblr page. There, she wrote: Two weeks ago, my latest book,  As I Descended ...
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Friday, September 23, 2016

WHEN WE WERE ALONE by David Alexander Robertson and Julie Flett

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When We Were Alone is one of those books that brought forth a lot of emotion as I read it. There were sighs of sadness for what Native peopl...
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Thursday, September 22, 2016

Not recommended: THE COURAGE TEST by James Preller

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People have been asking me about James Preller's The Courage Test . I got a copy of it, and it was in line for a "Debbie--have you ...
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Saturday, September 17, 2016

Not recommended: GHOSTS by Raina Telgemeier

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Eds. Note: At bottom of this post, there are links to additional reviews.  On Monday, September 19th, Raina Telgemeier will launch her n...
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Friday, September 16, 2016

SHADOW OF THE SHARK by Mary Pope Osborne

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Mary Pope Osborne's Shadow of the Shark was published in 2015 as part of the best-selling Magic Tree House series. Osborne's Thanksg...
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