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Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Twelve Native Americans came to the Big Oakland Powwow for different reasons. Jacquie Red Feather is newly sober and trying to make it back to the family she left behind in shame. Dene Oxedrene is pulling his life together after his uncle's death and has come to work the powwow and to honor his uncle's memory. Edwin Frank has come to find his true father. Bobby Big Medicine has come to drum the Grand Entry. Opal Viola Victoria Bear Shield has come...
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Series
Nina Soni volume 3
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English
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During Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, Nina dreams up a garden-related business but soon learns about all the responsibilities that come with such an effort.
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English
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2021 Graded Reading Lists: Grades 5 & 6
2021-2022 Middle School TAB Nominations
American Indian Youth Literature Award
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2021-2022 Middle School TAB Nominations
American Indian Youth Literature Award
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"Nathan, a young Navajo boy from Phoenix, Arizona, goes on an epic hero's journey."--Kirkusreviews.com
"When Nathan goes to visit his grandma, Nali, at her mobile summer home on the Navajo reservation, he knows he’s in for a pretty uneventful summer, with no electricity or cell service. Still, he loves spending time with Nali and with his uncle Jet, though it’s clear when Jet arrives that he brings his problems with him. One night, while lost...
5) Chickadee
Author
Series
Birchbark house volume 4
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
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In 1866, Omakayas's son Chickadee is kidnapped by two ne'er-do-well brothers from his own tribe and must make a daring escape, forge unlikely friendships, and set out on an exciting and dangerous journey to get back home.
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Perry Firekeeper-Birch has always known who she is - the laidback twin, the troublemaker, the best fisher on Sugar Island. Her aspirations won't ever take her far from home, and she wouldn't have it any other way. But as the rising number of missing Indigenous women starts circling closer to home, as her family becomes embroiled in a high-profile murder investigation, and as greedy grave robbers seek to profit off of what belongs to her Anishinaabe...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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2022 Graded Reading Lists: Grades 4 & 5
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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After being caught stealing one too many times, Benjamin Waterfalls is sent to a "boot camp" at the Ojibwe reservation where he searches for answers as he tries to turn his life around and embrace this second chance.
Author
Series
Nina Soni volume 1
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English
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Organized but sometimes forgetful Nina has a lot to keep track of as she rushes to complete a school project, help with little sister Kavita's birthday party, and make up with best friend Jay.
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Publisher
Greystone Kids
Pub. Date
©2022.
Language
English
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"Picu's family is very poor. In the dry foothills, her mother must feed fourteen people--her kids, her relatives' kids, and the hired hand's kids--every day. One morning Picu, the youngest sister, is sent to get a marrow bone from a faraway neighbor. The bone will add flavor, and nutrition, to the lunchtime soup for all the hungry mouths. Her mother warns her not to dawdle on the two-hour walk, each way, through the wild landscape. But Picu can't...
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Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Told in lively and powerful verse by debut author Kevin Noble Maillard, Fry Bread is an evocative depiction of a modern Native American family, vibrantly illustrated by Pura Belpre Award winner and Caldecott Honoree Juana Martinez-Neal. Fry bread is food. It is warm and delicious, piled high on a plate. Fry bread is time. It brings families together for meals and new memories. Fry bread is nation. It is shared by many, from coast to coast and beyond....
11) Herizon
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Publisher
South of Sunrise Creative
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Herizon follows the journey of a Diné girl as she helps her grandmother retrieve a flock of sheep. Join in her venture across land and water with the help of a magical scarf that will expand your imagination and transform what you thought possible. The inspiring story celebrates creativity and bravery, while promoting an inclusive future made possible through intergenterational strength and knowledge.
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Series
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
When Kaya and her family join with other Nez Percé and Salish Indians to fish for the red salmon, she and her older sister hope to be reunited with their younger sister, who had been kidnapped some time before. Includes historical notes on the summer activities of the Nez Percé Indians.
Author
Publisher
Kokila
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Excitedly joining her family for an outdoor camping trip in a Midwestern state park, Fatima Khazi helps set up a tent, build a fire, and fend off a daddy longlegs before settling down to sleep surrounded by the near-magical sounds of the forest.
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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American Indian Youth Literature Award
Picture Books with Native Languages
Shower Your Baby With Books: Tell Me a Story
Picture Books with Native Languages
Shower Your Baby With Books: Tell Me a Story
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"This dual-language, poetic board book for babies and toddlers celebrates every child and the joy babies bring into the world. In English and Anishinaabemowin."--
Author
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Books You Might Have Missed 2023: All Ages
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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Opin, his brother Emjay, and their mother live in a car and are trying to get to Los Angeles where they hope an uncle and a new life are waiting, but even after finding a stray dog, Opin's longing for a stable home intensifies as his brother's reckless ways hit a new high.
16) Boomi's boombox
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Twelve-year-old Boomi accidentally travels back in time to 1986 Thumpton-on-Soar, England, where she meets her late father as a child, changing her life forever.
17) Karthik delivers
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English
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One summer during the Financial Crisis, fourteen-year-old Karthik Raghavan makes deliveries for his father's ailing Indian grocery, but he is secretly cast in a play about the young Leonard Bernstein. Includes author's note.
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"--
Author
Series
Dimple and Rishi volume 3
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Pinky Kumar wears the social justice warrior badge with pride. From raccoon hospitals to persecuted rock stars, no cause is too esoteric for her to champion. But a teeny tiny part of her also really enjoys making her conservative, buttoned-up corporate lawyer parents cringe. Samir Jha might have a few…quirks remaining from the time he had to take care of his sick mother, like the endless lists he makes in his planner and the way he schedules every...
20) Birdsong
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English
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When a young girl moves from the country to a small town, she feels lonely and out of place. But soon she meets an elderly woman next door, who shares her love of arts and crafts. Can the girl navigate the changing seasons and failing health of her new friend? Acclaimed author and artist Julie Flett's textured images of birds, flowers, art, and landscapes bring vibrancy and warmth to this powerful story, which highlights the fulfillment of intergenerational...
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