Christine Day
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English
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2020-2021 Middle School TAB Nominations
2020-2021 Middle School TAB Nominations E-Books and E-Audiobooks
2021 Graded Reading Lists: Grades 5 & 6
Indigenous Authors: Books for Elementary Grades
2020-2021 Middle School TAB Nominations E-Books and E-Audiobooks
2021 Graded Reading Lists: Grades 5 & 6
Indigenous Authors: Books for Elementary Grades
Description
It’s been a hard year for Maisie Cannon, ever since she hurt her leg and could not keep up with her ballet training and auditions. Her blended family is loving and supportive, but Maisie knows that they just can’t understand how hopeless she feels. With everything she’s dealing with, Maisie is not excited for their family midwinter road trip along the coast, near the Makah community where her mother grew up. But soon, Maisie’s anxieties and...
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Language
English
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2024 Graded Reading Lists: Grades 4 & 5
American Indian Youth Literature Award
Indigenous Authors: Books for Elementary Grades
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American Indian Youth Literature Award
Indigenous Authors: Books for Elementary Grades
More Lists...
Description
"Wesley is proud of the poem she wrote for Indigenous Peoples' Day-but the reaction from a teacher makes her wonder if expressing herself is important enough. And due to the specific tribal laws of her family's Nation, Wesley is unable to enroll in the Upper Skagit tribe and is left feeling "not Native enough." Through the course of the novel, with the help of her family and friends, she comes to embrace her own place within the Native community."--...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
"Maria Tallchief loved to dance, but was told that she might need to change her Osage name to one that sounded more Russian to make it as a professional ballerina. She refused, and worked hard at dancing her best, becoming America's first prima ballerina. Many famous American ballets were created for Maria!" -- Amazon.com.
"A biography of Maria Tallchief, part of the She Persisted chapter book series"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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10 Worth Trying: Young Adult Realistic Fiction [Middle School Readers]
Indigenous Authors: Books for Elementary Grades
Indigenous Authors: Books for Middle Grade
Indigenous Authors: Books for Elementary Grades
Indigenous Authors: Books for Middle Grade
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"When twelve-year-old Edie finds letters and photographs in her attic that change everything she thought she knew about her Native American mother's adoption, she realizes she has a lot to learn about her family's history and her own identity"-- Provided by publisher.
Series
Untold legends volume 3
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Faeries Never Lie, the next young adult collection in the Untold Legends series edited by Zoraida Córdova and Natalie C. Parker, is filled with fourteen short stories to revel in, that center faeries of varying genders and cultures! There's something to be said for starting your first day in faerie boarding school, for chasing a faerie through Chang'an during the Tang Dynasty, for searching for the missing part of your throuple who may have run...
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