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I Can Make This Promise
Readers will be drawn into Edie’s emotions as she copes with overprotective parents and honesty in relationships. Keep an eye out for Day, as her writing is powerful. Highly recommended.
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The Lady of Cofitachequi: A South Carolina Native American Folktale
While this story could be worth telling and researching further, it is not recommended. With some folktales, such as this title, the perspective is not always from the original people and yet is presented as “truth.”
Puritan Girl, Mohawk Girl
Though far from a perfect representation of Mohawk history and culture, this novel nevertheless offers young readers a window into the conflicting cultural privileges and prejudices at play during this period of time. A historical novel best used in conjunction with supplemental texts and nonfiction about the relationship between colonists and Native peoples of the Americas.
Turtle Island: The Story of North America's First People
Highly recommended for middle to high school collections for its innovative, nonstereotypical, and engaging approach to the history of Indigenous peoples in North America.
Kiska
The real-life story of Kiska is worthy to be told, however this novel is not as well-written as some of the author's previous works.
Red Cloud: A Lakota Story of War and Surrender
Readers will appreciate this complex look at Chief Red Cloud, who under duress, unimaginable trauma, and starvation made a difficult choice. A first purchase for school and public libraries.
Sioux Code Talkers of World War II
A valuable work for teens studying code talkers and American Indian contributions to the U.S. victory in the Pacific theater.
Mission to Space
A valuable addition to STEM collections, especially as it centers on a Chickasaw American Indian astronaut.
Runs with Courage
As a first impression of the American Indian residential boarding school experience, this lacks authenticity and reinforces some stereotypes. Readers would do better by picking up Shirley Sterling's My Name Is Seepeetza.
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