American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL)

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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Thursday, March 02, 2017

AICL's Best Books of 2016

Comics and Graphic Novels: Nelson, Jonathan. (2016) The Wool of Jonesy . Native Realities, US Starr, Arigon (ed.). (2016) Tales ...

Sunday, February 26, 2017

Recommended! Jordan Wheeler's JUST A WALK

A few years ago, I read--and laughed aloud, as I read--Jordan Wheeler and Christopher Auchter's Just A Walk. Those of you who like...

Saturday, February 25, 2017

Not recommended: THE LAST THING YOU SAID by Sara Biren

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

Margot Harrison's The Killer In Me is amongst the books the Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) listed in 2016, as having sign...

Source notes in NORTHWOODS CRADLE SONG by Douglas Wood

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

Thursday, February 23, 2017

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

You know that advice.... or that teaching... where you're supposed to look for the good? Where you're supposed to highlight the go...

Not recommended: THE DREAMCATCHER by Barrett

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

Published in 2016: Books by/about Native peoples

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 ...

A Close Look at CCBC's 2016 Data on Books By/About American Indians/First Nations

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

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

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

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...

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Debbie Reese
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