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Friday, May 12, 2023

NOT RECOMMENDED: Lois Duncan's STRANGER WITH MY FACE

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I begin with a sample of the book covers for Duncan's  Stranger With My Face , overlaid with the red X that I use to signal that a book ...
Tuesday, May 02, 2023

Highly Recommended! A LETTER FOR BOB by Kim Rogers, illustrated by Jonathan Nelson

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A Letter for Bob Written by Kim Rogers (Enrolled member of the Wichita Affiliated Tribes) Illustrated by Jonathan Nelson (Diné) Published in...
Monday, April 24, 2023

Book Bans and Native Voices

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The year is 2023.  People continue to take from Native peoples and Native Nations. It started with our lands and our children. It included e...
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Sunday, April 02, 2023

NOT RECOMMENDED: "California Native American Tribes" series by Mary Null Boulé

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If your library has a copy of one of the 26 books in the "California Native American Tribes" book series, get it off the shelf. Le...
Saturday, April 01, 2023

Highly Recommended! CONTENDERS: TWO NATIVE BASEBALL PLAYERS, ONE WORLD SERIES by Traci Sorell and Arigon Starr

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Contenders: Two Native Baseball Players, One World Series Written by Traci Sorell (Citizen of the Cherokee Nation) Illustrated by Arigon Sta...
Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Highly Recommended: REMEMBER by Joy Harjo, illustrated by Michaela Goade

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Remember  Written by Joy Harjo (Mvskoke Nation) Illustrated by Michaela Goade (Tlingit Nation) Published in 2023 Publisher: Random House Rev...
Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Highly Recommended: HEART BERRY BLING by Jenny Kay Dupuis; illustrated by Eva Campbell

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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Heart Berry Bling Written by Jenny Kay Dupuis (Member of Nipissing First Nation) Illustrated by Eva Campbell (Not Native)...
Saturday, March 11, 2023

Another New Cover for Frank Asch's POPCORN

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Back on July 23, 2015, I wrote about Frank Asch's picture book, Popcorn. It came out in 1979 and is about Sam (a bear) who is having a H...
Tuesday, March 07, 2023

"Could he still use the youth edition of 'An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States'?"

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The title of today's blog post is from an article in The Washington Post. It came out yesterday (March 6, 2023). Its title is 'Slave...
Monday, March 06, 2023

Debbie--have you seen SWIFT ARROW by Josephine Cunnington Edwards?

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Some time back, a reader wrote to ask if I had read Swift Arrow by Josephine Cunnington Edwards. It was published in 1997 by a publisher I w...
Wednesday, March 01, 2023

"Presenter Self-identification Statement" at 2023 Tucson Festival of Books

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Earlier this week within Native networks, I saw people sharing a link to a "Presenter Self-identification Statement" on the websit...
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