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1) Fancy pants
Author
Series
Jo Jo volume 2
Language
English
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Description
"Filled with lots of glitter, raised pinkies, and humorous misunderstandings, this second book in the Jo Jo Makoons series--written by Dawn Quigley and illustrated by Tara Audibert--is filled with the joy of a young Ojibwe girl discovering her very own special shine from the inside out. First grader Jo Jo Makoons knows how to do a lot of things, like how to play jump rope, how to hide her peas in her milk, and how to be helpful in her classroom. But...
Author
Series
Birchbark house volume 3
Language
English
Description
In 1852, forced by the United States government to leave their beloved Island of the Golden Breasted Woodpecker, fourteen-year-old Omokayas and her Ojibwe family travel in search of a new home.
Author
Series
Jo Jo volume 1
Publisher
Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
"Jo Jo Makoons Azure is a spirited seven-year-old who moves through the world a little differently than anyone else on her Ojibwe reservation. It always seems like her mom, her kokum (grandma), and her teacher have a lot to learn--about how good Jo Jo is at cleaning up, what makes a good rhyme, and what it means to be friendly. Even though Jo Jo loves her #1 best friend Mimi (who is a cat), she's worried that she needs to figure out how to make more...
Author
Language
English
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Indigenous Authors: Books for Elementary Grades
Indigenous Authors: Books for Middle Grade
Titles Worth Trying: Historical [Middle School]
Indigenous Authors: Books for Middle Grade
Titles Worth Trying: Historical [Middle School]
Description
When fourteen-year-old Norvia moves from Beaver Island to Boyne City in 1914, she has to contend with a new school, a first crush, and a blended family, but she also must keep secret her parents' divorce and her Ojibwe heritage. Includes author's note.
5) Chickadee
Author
Series
Birchbark house volume 4
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Formats
Description
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.
6) The brave
Author
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A middle-grade novel about a boy with an OCD issue and his move to a reservation to live with his biological mother"--
Author
Series
Birchbark house volume 1
Language
English
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Formats
Description
She was named Omakayas, or Little Frog, because her first step was a hop. Omakayas and her family live on an island in Lake Superior. Though there are growing numbers of white people encroaching on their land, life continues much as it always has. But the satisfying rhythms of their life are shattered when a visitor comes to their lodge one winter night, bringing with him an invisible enemy that will change things forever-- but that will eventually...
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
Formats
Description
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.
9) Makoons
Author
Series
Birchbark house volume 5
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Named for the Ojibwe word for little bear, Makoons and his twin, Chickadee, have traveled with their family to the Great Plains of 1860s Dakota Territory. There they must learn to become buffalo hunters and once again help their people make a home in a new land. But Makoons has had a vision that foretells great challenges -- challenges that his family may not be able to overcome. (Based on the author's own family history.)
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