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Author
Series
Walking in Two Worlds volume 1
Publisher
Penguin Teen
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
285 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"An indigenous teen girl is caught between two worlds both real and virtual in the YA fantasy debut from bestselling Indigenous author Wab Kinew. Bugz is caught between two worlds. In the real world, she's a shy and self-conscious Indigenous teen who faces the stresses of teenage angst and reserve life. But in the virtual world, her alter ego is not just confident but dominant in a massive multiplayer video game universe. Feng is a teen boy who has...
22) On the trapline
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books of Northern New York, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada Young Readers, a division of Penguin Random House of Canada Limited
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A boy and Moshom, his grandpa, take a trip together to visit a place of great meaning to Moshom. A trapline is where people hunt and live off the land, and it was where Moshom grew up. As they embark on their northern journey, the child repeatedly asks his grandfather, "Is this your trapline?" This is a heartfelt story about memory, imagination and intergenerational connection that perfectly captures the experience of a young child's wonder as he...
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation
Physical Desc
xvi, 375 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"A culminating work on the American Founding by one of its leading historians, The Cause rethinks the American Revolution as we have known it. George Washington claimed that anyone who attempted to provide an accurate account of the war for independence would be accused of writing fiction. At the time, no one called it the "American Revolution": former colonists still regarded themselves as Virginians or Pennsylvanians, not Americans, while John Adams...
24) Wandering stars
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 315 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Wandering Stars traces the legacies of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 and the Carlisle Industrial School for Indians through to the shattering aftermath of Orvil Redfeather's shooting in There There"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Nina is a Lipan girl in our world. She's always felt there was something more out there. She still believes in the old stories.
Oli is a cottonmouth kid, from the land of spirits and monsters. Like all cottonmouths, he's been cast from home. He's found a new one on the banks of the bottomless lake.
Nina and Oli have no idea the other exists. But a catastrophic event on Earth, and a strange sickness that befalls Oli's best friend, will drive their...
26) Fools crow
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
xv, 393 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1870, the Lone Eaters, a small band of Pikuni (or Blackfeet) Indians, are living in the Two Medicine Territory of Montana. The extinction of the Pikuni way of life is ominously in sight. Only the form of that end is in question.
Author
Publisher
Milkweed Editions
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
372 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A haunting novel spanning several generations, The Seed Keeper follows a Dakota family's struggle to preserve their way of life, and their sacrifices to protect what matters most"--
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
183 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
It's the 1980's. Mia and her best friend, Lara, have known eah other since kindergarten. But even though they both live in the same cul-de-sac in the coastal fishing town of Prince Rupert, Mia's life is very different from her non-Indigenous, middle class neighbor. Lara lives with her mom, dad and little brother in a big house with two cars in the driveway. Mia lives in a shabby wartime house that is full of relatives-- her churchgoing grandmother,...
Author
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
265 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Old Keb Wisting is somewhere around ninety-five years old (he lost count a while ago) and in constant pain and thinks he wants to die. He also thinks he thinks too much. Part Norwegian and part Tlingit Native ('with some Filipino and Portuguese thrown in'), he's the last living canoe carver in the village of Jinkaat, in Southeast Alaska. When his grandson, James, a promising basketball player, ruins his leg in a logging accident and tells his grandpa...
31) Counterweight
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 160 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"For fans of the worlds of Philip K. Dick, Squid Game, and Severance: An absorbing tale of corporate intrigue, political unrest, unsolved mysteries, and the havoc wreaked by one company's monomaniacal endeavor to build the world's first space elevator--from one of South Korea's most revered science fiction writers, whose identity remains unknown. On the fictional island of Patusan--and much to the ire of the Patusan natives--the Korean conglomerate...
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
240 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Since her mother's death, Kit Crockett has lived alone with her grief-stricken father, spending lonely days far out in the country tending the garden, fishing in a local stream, and reading Nancy Drew mysteries from the library bookmobile. One day when Kit discovers a mysterious and beautiful woman has moved in just down the road, she is intrigued. Kit and her new neighbor Bella become fast friends. Both outsiders, they take comfort in each other's...
Author
Publisher
Greystone Kids
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"A love letter to Indigenous communities everywhere, this picture book gorgeously illustrated by Julie Flett celebrates seasons, nature, and community. Based on Academy Award-winning Cree icon Buffy Sainte-Marie's song of the same name, Still This Love Goes On is a stunning celebration of Indigenous experience. Breathtaking illustrations from celebrated Cree-Metis artist Julie Flett combine with Sainte-Marie's vivid lyrics to craft a remarkable piece...
35) Ute
Author
Series
Publisher
Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
2019
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 21 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
This title introduces readers to the Ute people and covers traditional ways of life, including social structure, homes, food, art, clothing, and more. Also discussed is contact with Europeans and American settlers, as well as how the people keep their culture alive today.
36) Pawnee
Author
Series
Publisher
Big Buddy Books
Pub. Date
2019
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 21 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
This title introduces readers to the Pawnee people and covers traditional ways of life, including social structure, homes, food, art, clothing, and more. Also discussed is contact with Europeans and American settlers, as well as how the people keep their culture alive today.
37) Comanche
Author
Series
Publisher
Big Buddy Books
Pub. Date
2019
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 21 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
This title introduces readers to the Comanche people and covers traditional ways of life, including social structure, homes, food, art, clothing, and more. Also discussed is contact with Europeans and American settlers, as well as how the people keep their culture alive today.
38) Dakota
Author
Series
Publisher
Big Buddy Books
Pub. Date
2019
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
This title introduces readers to the Dakota people and covers traditional ways of life, including social structure, homes, food, art, clothing, and more. Also discussed is contact with Europeans and American settlers, as well as how the people keep their culture alive today.
39) Thunderous
Author
Pub. Date
2022
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
If Aiyana hears one more traditional Lakota story, she'll scream! More interested in her social media presence than her Native American heritage, Aiyana is shocked when she suddenly finds herself in a magical world-with no cell coverage!
Pursued by the trickster Raven, Aiyana struggles to get back home, but is helped by friends and allies she meets along the way. Her dangerous journey through the Spirit World tests her fortitude and challenges her...
Author
Publisher
Global Brother
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
North American edition.
Physical Desc
319 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
This book is the ultimate resource for every home, kept right next to your emergency foods, in your Bug out Bag, on your coffee table, or in your bookcase. You can use this book to put food on your table in case hard times are coming ahead. This knowledge is better at your fingertips now, as you might not be able to get it when you need it the most.