Reviewed by Paige Pagan Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: Ophie’s Ghosts, winner of the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction, is a beautifully tender middle grade novel set in the 1920s about the complexity of grief and its lingering effects on both the living and the dead. Author Justina Ireland offers a thought-provoking message […]
The Twenty-One: The True Story of the Youth Who Sued the U.S. Government Over Climate Change
Review Source: Rethinking Schools Book Author: The 21 offers an inspiring example of young people who challenge the status quo. Based on the landmark court case Juliana v. United States, the book reads like a courtroom thriller and is a must-read for young people who want to act against climate change. Although the narrative includes dense legal details […]
Yáadilá! Good Grief!
Reviewed by Debbie Reese Review Source: American Indians in Children’s Literature Book Author: Back in 2016 I read a comic called The Wool of Jonesy — and I loved it. Since then I’ve followed Jonathan Nelson’s work. Again and again, his words and art are precisely what I want Native kids to have. Then in 2022, […]
Stitches of Tradition (Gashkigwaaso Tradition)
Reviewed by Debbie Reese Review Source: American Indians in Children’s Literature Book Author: Regular readers of AICL know that I urge them to look at author’s notes whenever they pick up a book by a Native writer. Doing that gives you (teacher, parent, librarian, professor, reviewer . . . ) information that you probably did […]
When We Gather (Ostadahlisiha): A Cherokee Tribal Feast
Reviewed by Debbie Reese Review Source: American Indians in Children’s Literature Book Author: In professional development workshops that I do where I ask people to bring books with Native content, I look over what they’ve brought. Lots of old — and not good — nonfiction (series books and biographies) and fiction. I also see dreadful […]
Rock Your Mocs
Reviewed by Debbie Reese Review Source: American Indians in Children’s Literature Book Author: Several years ago on Native social media, I saw people talking about plans to wear their moccasins for “Rock Your Mocs” day. On that day, we took photos of our mocs and shared them joyously in a way that radiated an Indigenous […]