HOW I BECAME A GHOST, A CHOCTAW TRAIL OF TEAR’S STORY by Tim Tingle From Chapter 1, “Talking Ghost” “MAYBE YOU HAVE never read a book written by a ghost before. I am a ghost…I should tell you something…
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LOOKS LIKE DAYLIGHT
LOOKS LIKE DAYLIGHT by Deborah Ellis, Foreword by Loriene Roy Sit down. Open this book, LOOKS LIKE DAYLIGHT. You will be surprised. Deborah Ellis traveled across the North American continent – the U.S. and Canada – to interview Native…
DARE TO DREAM …CHANGE THE WORLD
DARE TO DREAM…CHANGE THE WORLD Edited by Jill Corcoran, illustrated by J. Beth Jepson What a beautiful collection of poems that inspires and challenge. We all have prejudices and we all have felt discrimination. Who has not been bullied, left…
IRA’s new children’s award! Social Justice Literature
IRA’s new award: The Social Justice Literature Award “This brand-new award is presented to honor books that address social responsibility towards individuals, communities, societies, and/or the environment as well as invite reflection and socially responsible action by the reader.” What…
IF I EVER GET OUT OF HERE
IF I EVER GET OUT OF HERE, written by Eric Gansworth, tackles tough issues with raw rugged honesty. The author, an enrolled member of the Onondaga Nation, grew up on the Tuscarora Indian Reservation in upstate New York. This…
WRITTEN IN STONE
WRITTEN IN STONE by Rosanne Parry is a story about the struggles of one girl, Pearl, to help her family, her people, her Native culture survive. Many phrases will continue to echo in your heart: “I could raise him…
CLA / NCTE: Notable Children’s Books in Language Arts
WALKING ON EARTH AND TOUCHING THE SKY is part of a bouquet of beautiful books selected each year by CLA / NCTE: Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts. One of my favorites of the several poetry titles is: WALKING…
THE UPSIDE DOWN BOY
THE UPSIDE DOWN BOY is a picture book in verse – bilingual, Spanish and English – by California’s poet laureate, Juan Felipe Herrera and illustrated by Elizabeth Gomez. Juanito is bewildered by his new country, his new neighborhood, and…
FAT ANGIE
FAT ANGIE Written by e.E. Charlton-Trujillo Hungry for an intimate, intense third person drama? FAT ANGIE will keep you reading, wondering – and laughing. e.E. Charlton-Trujillo has created for Fat Angie a barely functional family. Some characters are…
ROGUE
ROGUE by Lyn Miller-Lachmann What do ROGUE, MUTANT, BMX and ASPERGER’S plus MR. INTERNET have in common? This book. ROGUE Written by Lyn Miller-Lachmann. She does not hold back any punches but with each chapter pushes the reader further along…