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Saturday, November 27, 2021

Highly Recommended: JO JO MAKOONS, THE USED-TO-BE BEST FRIEND by Dawn Quigley; illustrations by Tara Audibert

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 HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: Jo Jo Makoons, The Used-to-Be Best Friend Written by Dawn Quigley (Citizen, Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe) Illustrated...
Friday, November 26, 2021

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! THE CASE OF THE BURGLED BUNDLE: A MIGHTY MUSKRATS MYSTERY

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The Case of the Burgled Bundle A Mighty Muskrats Mystery Written by Michael Hutchinson (Misipawistik Cree Nation) Published by Second Story ...
Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Highly Recommended! Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre

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Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre Written by Carole Boston Weatherford Illustrated by Floyd Cooper Published in 2021 Publisher: Carolrhod...
Monday, November 22, 2021

"Debbie, can you recommend some books about Thanksgiving?"

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I get a lot of email during October and November, from people who are growing in their awareness that children's books about Thanksgivin...
Sunday, November 14, 2021

Highly Recommended: ALL BOYS AREN'T BLUE: A MEMOIR-MANIFESTO by George M. Johnson

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All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto Written by George M. Johnson  Cover Art by Charly Palmer Published in 2020 Publisher: Farrar St...
Thursday, November 04, 2021

Update on AS AN OAK TREE GROWS (originally reviewed on Oct 12, 2014)

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In October of 2014, AICL reviewed the opening pages of As An Oak Tree Grows by G. Brian Karas.  Last week, a reader wrote to tell me that sh...
Sunday, October 31, 2021

Highly Recommended! Spílexm: A Weaving of Recovery, Resilience, and Resurgence, by Nicola I. Campbell

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  Spílexm: A Weaving of Recovery, Resilience, and Resurgence Written by Nicola I. Campbell ( Nłeʔkepmx, Syilx, and Métis) Cover illustration...
Friday, October 29, 2021

Highly Recommended! A Girl Called Echo, Volume 4: Road Allowance Era

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  A Girl Called Echo, Vol.4: Road Allowance Era Written by Katherena Vermette (Red River Metis) Illustrated by Scott B. Henderson;  Colors b...
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Monday, October 25, 2021

Highly Recommended: SISTERS OF THE NEVERSEA by Cynthia Leitich Smith; cover art by Floyd Cooper

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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!   Sisters of the Neversea Written by Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee Nation) Cover art by Floyd Cooper (Muscogee Creek N...
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Thursday, October 07, 2021

NOT RECOMMENDED: Alan Gratz's BAN THIS BOOK

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On November 3, 2019, Mike M. submitted this comment to AICL's post about Lois Lenski's Indian Captive :  I've come to Dr. Reese...
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Friday, September 17, 2021

Highly Recommended! THE DINE READER: AN ANTHOLOGY OF NAVAJO LITERATURE

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The Diné Reader: An Anthology of Navajo Literature Edited by Esther G. Belin, Jeff Berglund, Connie A. Jacobs, and Anthony K. Webster Cover ...
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Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Books by Native writers are on list of banned books at Central York High School in Pennsylvania

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Update on Friday, September 24: Here is a link to Central York Banned Book List , which is a downloadable pdf of all the books. The pdf was ...
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Monday, September 06, 2021

Highly Recommended! SHARICE'S BIG VOICE: A NATIVE KID BECOMES A CONGRESSWOMAN

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  Sharice's Big Voice: A Native Kid Becomes a Congresswoman Written by Sharice Davids (Ho-Chunk) with Nancy K. Mays Illustrated by Joshu...