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Sunday, November 24, 2019

Not Recommended: THE SACRIFICE by Diane Matcheck

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A reader wrote to ask if we've seen The Sacrifice by Diane Matcheck. It was published in 2016 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Macmillan). ...
Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Mark this day... there's a Native Imprint from a Major Publisher!

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Way back when I started graduate school in the mid 1990s, I wanted to see so much more being published by Native writers... and here...
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Recommended: The Case of the Missing Auntie

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  How often have you read a middle grade mystery novel that had you in tears just a few pages after making you laugh? That's what happen...

Recommended! THE RELUCTANT STORYTELLER by Art Coulson; illustrated by Hvresse Christie Blair Tiger

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Note from Debbie on Nov 28, 2023: Due to my concerns over Art Coulson's claim of being Cherokee , I am no longer recommending his books....
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Recommended: JOHNNY'S PHEASANT written by Cheryl Minnema, pictures by Julie Flett

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Johnny's Pheasant is written by Cheryl Minnema (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) and illustrated by Julie Flett (Cree-Métis). New in 2019, it ...
Sunday, November 17, 2019

Dear _____: I got your letter about Thanksgiving

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Today's blog post has an unusual title. It is my effort to reply, in one response, to the range of queries I get by email. These are ema...
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Friday, November 15, 2019

Recommended! STRANGELANDS written by Magdalene Visaggio and Darcie Little Badger; art by Guillermo Sanna; Cover by Dan Panosian

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Native teens! Go to the Humanoids site and get copies of the comic series, Strangelands. They're written by Magdalene Visaggio and Darc...
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Thursday, November 07, 2019

Not Recommended: SQUANTO'S JOURNEY: THE STORY OF THE FIRST THANKSGIVING

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One of the questions I (Debbie) get around this time of the year is whether or not I recommend Joseph Bruchac's picture book,  Squ...
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Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Thoughts on Patricia MacLachlan's THE HUNDRED-YEAR BARN (and my conclusion: Not Recommended)

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On October 8, 2019, a reader wrote to ask me if I had seen Patricia MacLaughlan's The Hundred-Year Barn. Published by HarperCollins an...
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Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Highly Recommended: FRY BREAD: A NATIVE AMERICAN FAMILY STORY

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Update from Debbie, Oct 26, 2019: Unfortunately, the endpapers include some state recognized groups (I won't call them tribes or nations...
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Monday, October 21, 2019

A First Look at Roanhorse's RACE TO THE SUN

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In July of 2019, I received an ARC (advanced reader copy) of Rebecca Roanhorse's Race to the Sun. I did a short twitter thread as I loo...
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National Parks, in AN INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' HISTORY OF THE US, FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

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In the last few months, I (Debbie) have received a few emails about the National Parks. I have replied by directing individuals to An Indige...
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Tuesday, October 08, 2019

Not Recommended: HOW TO CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING! by P. K. Hallinan

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Back in August of 2019, Elisa Gall tweeted the cover of How to Celebrate Thanksgiving: Holiday Traditions, Rituals, and Rules in a Delightfu...
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Tuesday, October 01, 2019

Recommended: THE CASE OF WINDY LAKE

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I've really enjoyed Marcie R. Rendon's first two Cash Blackbear mysteries. Marcie (White Earth Anishinabe) writes them for adults, b...
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Sunday, September 29, 2019

Not Recommended: AND STILL THE TURTLE WATCHED

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I often do a Twitter review of a book -- which means I write and send tweets as I read the book. I did that yesterday as I made my way th...
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