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Author
Series
Publisher
Puffin, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada Young Readers, a Penguin Random House Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
247 pages : illustration ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brought together in a foster home in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They each feel disconnected, from their culture and each other, and struggle to fit in at school and at their new home -- until they find a secret place, walled off in an unfinished attic bedroom. A portal opens to another reality, Aski, bringing them onto frozen, barren grounds, where they meet Ochek...
Author
Series
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
39 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A group of Native American kids from different tribes presents twelve historical and contemporary time periods, struggles, and victories to their classmates, each ending with a powerful refrain: we are still here"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Wesley's hopeful plans for Indigenous Peoples' Day (and asking her crush to the dance) go all wrong--until she finds herself surrounded by the love of her Indigenous family and community at the intertribal powwow"--
Author
Publisher
Disney, Hyperion
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
298 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Guided by her Navajo ancestors, seventh-grader Nizhoni Begay discovers she is descended from a holy woman and destined to become a monsterslayer, starting with the evil businessman who kidnapped her father. Includes glossary of Navajo terms.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
In 1704, Mohawk Indians attack the frontier village of Deerfield, Massachusetts, kidnapping and marching over 100 residents, including seven-year-old Eunice Williams, to Canada where she is eventually adopted into a Mohawk family and remains there willingly for the rest of her life. Based on a true story.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Brian Young's powerful debut novel tells of a seemingly ordinary Navajo boy who must save the life of a Water Monster--and comes to realize he's a hero at heart. 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...