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Saturday, February 25, 2017

Not recommended: THE LAST THING YOU SAID by Sara Biren

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Earlier this year, a reader wrote to ask me about The Last Thing You Said , by Sara Biren. It is published by Amulet Books, and due out on...
Friday, February 24, 2017

Why is Navajo gr-gr-grandmother in THE KILLER IN ME by Margot Harrison

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Margot Harrison's The Killer In Me is amongst the books the Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) listed in 2016, as having sign...
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Source notes in NORTHWOODS CRADLE SONG by Douglas Wood

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On Feb 8, 2017, I was in Milwaukee at the Wisconsin State Reading Association's annual conference. I gave a session about sovereignty a...
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Thursday, February 23, 2017

Not recommended: SCAR: A REVOLUTIONARY WAR TALE by J. Albert Mann

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You know that advice.... or that teaching... where you're supposed to look for the good? Where you're supposed to highlight the go...
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Not recommended: THE DREAMCATCHER by Barrett

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Due out from Sapphire Books, in 2017, is The Dreamcatcher  by Barrett (no first name provided). Here's the description: High school ...
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Published in 2016: Books by/about Native peoples

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We will be updating this page whenever we read something published in 2016. If you compare what I have here with the CCBC list, you will ...
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A Close Look at CCBC's 2016 Data on Books By/About American Indians/First Nations

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Eds. note: See AICL's list for 2016 .  On February 15, 2017, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) at the University of Wiscon...
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Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Debbie--have you seen Sara Biren's THE LAST THING YOU SAID?

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A reader wrote to ask if I've seen Sara Biren's  The Last Thing You Said.  Biren's young adult novel is due out on April 4...

Kara Stewart's Letter to Agents and Editors

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Over the weekend, Kara Stewart posted her Dear Agents and Editors  letter. It consists of a series of questions that agents and editors can ...
Sunday, February 12, 2017

Notes on STONE MIRRORS: THE SCULPTURE AND SILENCE OF EDMONIA LEWIS

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Update: Jan 28, 2018 I am tagging Stone Mirrors as not recommended. Too much of what I read made me uneasy. I don't think there's ...