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A few words about Louise Erdrich's MAKOONS
Louise Erdrich's Makoons came out a few days ago. On August 13th, I took a look at Amazon, and saw that it was their #1 New Release in their Children's Native American Books category.Erdrich is Ojibwe....
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A second look at Carapella's TRIBAL NATIONS MAPS
Back in 2014, I began to receive emails from Aaron Carapella, asking me to promote his Tribal Nations Maps. I took a look and found problems with it. Carapella saw my review and sent me a revision to...
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"Spirit Animal" will not appear in future printings of Julie Murphy's DUMPLIN'
Last year, people were very excited about Julie Murphy's Dumplin. It is one of the books that, by word of mouth, I figured I would want to read sometime. Here's the synopsis:Dubbed “Dumplin’” by her...
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Debbie--have you seen THE HEART OF EVERYTHING THAT IS: YOUNG READERS EDITION...
A reader wrote yesterday to ask if I've seen that The Heart of Everything That Is: The Untold Story of Red Cloud, An American Legend by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin is being released in February of 2017,...
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Not recommended: Michaela MacColl's THE LOST ONES
Right now, in my social media networks, private and public conversations are taking place. People are--to put it mildly--objecting to what Michaela MacColl has written in The Lost Ones. It purports to...
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If You Care about American Indians... Keep abreast of Native news.
Dear Parents, Teachers, and Librarians,If you care about American Indians, you're likely aware of what is going on in North Dakota. You may have read David Archambault's opinion piece in the New York...
View ArticleWant to support Mní Wičhóni Nakíčižiŋ Owáyawa (Defenders of the Sacred Water...
On Monday, August 29, 2016, I wrote about the Standing Rock Sioux and the actions they are taking to protect water. Thousands of Native people are gathering there, standing with them. Over one hundred...
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Use of "Columbus discovered America" leads to book being recalled
Those who follow developments specific to depictions of Native and People of Color in children's and young adult literature know that A Birthday Cake for George Washington and When We Was Fierce were...
View ArticleRe-reading (and again, not recommending) Nancy Bo Flood's SOLDIER SISTER, FLY...
Back in January of 2016, I read the ARC of Nancy Bo Flood's Soldier Sister, Fly Home. I did not recommend it. I'm back today, with a review of the electronic copy of the book.In the prologue, we learn...
View ArticleRe-reading (and again, not recommending) Nancy Bo Flood's SOLDIER SISTER, FLY...
Back in January of 2016, I read the ARC of Nancy Bo Flood's Soldier Sister, Fly Home. I did not recommend it. I'm back today, with a review of the electronic copy of the book.In the prologue, we learn...
View ArticleDebbie--have you seen Jean Craighead George's THE TALKING EARTH?
A librarian wrote to ask me about Jean Craighead George's The Talking Earth. Published in 1983 by HarperCollins, it is available in Spanish and Catalan. It is available as an audiobook, too. Most...
View ArticleTHE MASK THAT SANG by Susan Currie
Susan Currie's The Mask That Sang was released on September 6, 2016, from Second Story Press. She dedicates the book to her "birth aunt, Bev Huzzard, who handed me the gift of my own identity."That...
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A Close Look at CCBC's 2015 Data on Books By/About American Indians/First...
On February 23, the Cooperative Children's Book Center at the University of Wisconsin released its statistics on the numbers of children's books by/about American Indians/First Nations and People of...
View ArticleDebbie--have you seen DREAMLAND BURNING by Jennifer Latham?
A reader has written to ask me if I've seen Dreamland Burning, by Jennifer Latham. It is due out in February of 2017, from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.Here's the synopsis:When...
View ArticleDebbie--have you seen RUNS WITH COURAGE by Joan M. Wolf?
Several people have written to ask if I've seen Runs With Courage by Joan M. Wolf, due out on October 1 of 2016 from Sleeping Bear Press.Here's the synopsis:Ten-year-old Four Winds is a young Lakota...
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SHADOW OF THE SHARK by Mary Pope Osborne
Mary Pope Osborne's Shadow of the Shark was published in 2015 as part of the best-selling Magic Tree House series. Osborne's Thanksgiving on Thursday did not fare well, here, at American Indians in...
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Not recommended: GHOSTS by Raina Telgemeier
On Monday, September 19th, Raina Telgemeier will launch her new book, Ghosts, in Minneapolis. She's a much acclaimed writer with several best selling books. Anytime I see a book that has something to...
View ArticleNot recommended: THE COURAGE TEST by James Preller
People have been asking me about James Preller's The Courage Test. I got a copy of it, and it was in line for a "Debbie--have you seen" post. On September 20, 2016, a conversation on Facebook prompted...
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WHEN WE WERE ALONE by David Alexander Robertson and Julie Flett
When We Were Alone is one of those books that brought forth a lot of emotion as I read it. There were sighs of sadness for what Native people experienced at boarding schools, and sighs of--I don't...
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"Totem pole" will not appear in future printings of Robin Talley's AS I...
On Friday, I read On Making Mistakes on Robin Talley's Tumblr page. There, she wrote:Two weeks ago, my latest book, As I Descended, was released. One week later, I received an anonymous message from a...
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