[aisle] Native American YA book title suggestions?

Tue Nov 1 13:30:12 CDT 2022

FIC Parry

Written in stone / -- New York : : Random House,, c2013..

Rosanne Parry author of Heart of a Shepherd, shines a light on Native
American tribes of the Pacific Northwest in the 1920s, a time of critical
cultural upheaval. Pearl has always dreamed of hunting whales, just like
her father. Of taking to the sea in their eight-man canoe, standing at the
prow with a harpoon, and waiting for a whale to lift its barnacle-speckled
head as it offers its life for the life of the tribe. But now that can
never be. Pearl's father was lost on the last hunt, and the whales hide
from the great steam-powered ships carrying harpoon cannons, which harvest
not one but dozens of whales from the ocean. With the whales gone, Pearl's
people, the Makah, struggle to survive as Pearl searches for ways to
preserve their stories and skills.
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796.332 Sheinkin

Undefeated / -- New York, New York : : Roaring Brook Press,, 2017.

"A great American sport and Native American history come together in this
true story of how Jim Thorpe and Pop Warner created the legendary Carlisle
Indians football team"--
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FIC Bruchac

Two roads / -- New York, NY : : Dial Books for Young Readers,, [2018].

It's 1932, and twelve-year-old Cal Black and his Pop have been riding the
rails for years after losing their farm in the Great Depression. Cal likes
being a "knight of the road" with Pop, even if they're broke. But then Pop
has to go to Washington, DC--some of his fellow veterans are marching for
their government checks, and Pop wants to make sure he gets his due--and
Cal can't go with him. So Pop tells Cal something he never knew before: Pop
is actually a Creek Indian, which means Cal is too. And Pop has decided to
send Cal to a government boarding school for Native Americans in Oklahoma
called the Challagi School. At school, the other Creek boys quickly take
Cal under their wings. Even in the harsh, miserable conditions of the
Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding school, he begins to learn about his
people's history and heritage. He learns their language and customs. And
most of all, he learns how to find strength in a group of friends who have
nothing beyond each other.
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FIC LeZotte
Julie Morstad
Show me a sign / Julie Morstad -- New York : : Scholastic Press,, 2020..

It is 1805 and Mary Lambert has always felt safe among the deaf community
of Chilmark on Martha's Vineyard where practically everyone communicates in
a shared sign language, but recent events have shattered her life; her
brother George has died, land disputes between English settlers and the
Wampanoag people are becoming increasingly bitter, and a "scientist"
determined to discover the origins of the islands' widespread deafness has
decided she makes the perfect "live specimen"--and kidnapped her. Deaf
author and librarian Ann Clare LeZotte weaves a riveting Own Voices story
inspired by the true history of a thriving deaf community on Martha's
Vineyard in the early 19th century.

On Tue, Oct 25, 2022 at 4:48 PM Lala Lala via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Hi!
>
> I am currently reading *Firekeeper's Daughter*, which is amazing!, and I
> need more books written for YA audiences from the Native American
> perspective and voice. Can you recommend anything current?
>
> Specifically, high school students.
>
>
> Thank you,
> Lori
>
> --
> Lori McGreal
>
>
> MAILMAN_MIMEDEFANG
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