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Saturday, March 18, 2017

Librarians Noting Problems in Nonfiction Series: First Peoples of North America, by Cassie Lawton

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One of the more gratifying kind of emails I get is from librarians who are bringing a critical lens to nonfiction. Recently I had an email...
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Friday, March 17, 2017

Jokes and Riddles in Books for Kids

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This morning on Twitter, I saw a tweet from a Native parent that included an image from a joke book her child was reading last night. The bo...
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Monday, March 13, 2017

Not Recommended: DREAMLAND BURNING by Jennifer Latham

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See note below about the red X. Jennifer Latham's  Dreamland Burning  is about racism in 1921, and racism in the present day. The st...
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Thursday, March 02, 2017

AICL's Best Books of 2016

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Comics and Graphic Novels: Nelson, Jonathan. (2016)  The Wool of Jonesy .  Native Realities, US Starr, Arigon (ed.). (2016)  Tales ...
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Sunday, February 26, 2017

Recommended! Jordan Wheeler's JUST A WALK

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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...
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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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