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Monday, December 20, 2021

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: THE SEA IN WINTER

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  The Sea in Winter By Christine Day (Upper Skagit) Published by Heartdrum Published in 2021 Reviewed by Jean Mendoza Review Status: Highly ...
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Wednesday, December 01, 2021

AICL's Best Books of 2021

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A Sample of AICL's Best Books of 2021 Those who study and write about children's books will mark 2021 as a significant year because ...
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Tuesday, November 30, 2021

RECOMMENDED: NENABOOZHOO AND THE ELK'S HEAD

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  Nenaboozhoo and the Elk's Head Nenaboozhoo miinawaa Adik Odishtigwaan Written by Dr. Giniwgiizhig (enrolled, White Earth) and Niizhobi...

Highly Recommended: ON THE TRAPLINE by David A. Robertson and Julie Flett

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  On the Trapline Written by David A. Robertson (Member, Norway House Cree Nation) Illustrated by Julie Flett (Cree-Métis) Published by Tund...
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Monday, November 29, 2021

Highly Recommended! CLASSIFIED:THE SECRET CAREER OF MARY GOLDA ROSS, CHEROKEE AEROSPACE ENGINEER, by Traci Sorell and Natasha Donovan

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  Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer Written by Traci Sorell (Cherokee) Illustrated by Natasha Do...
Sunday, November 28, 2021

Highly Recommended: THE OTHER TALK: RECKONING WITH OUR WHITE PRIVILEGE by Brendan Kiely

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the OTHER talk: reckoning with OUR my white privilege* by Brendan Kiely, with an introduction by Jason Reynolds Published by Simon & Sc...

Highly Recommended! LOOK GRANDMA! NI, ELISI! by Art Coulson; illustrated by Madelyn Goodnight

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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...
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...