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• The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian

  by Sherman Alexie ; Art by Ellen Forney ; Foreword by Jacqueline Woodson

  Alexie, Sherman, 1966-

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  Budding cartoonist Junior leaves his troubled school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white farm town school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. (Novelist)

• Warrior Girl Unearthed

  Boulley, Angeline,

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  With the rising number of missing Indigenous women, her family's involvement in a murder investigation and grave robbers profiting off her Anishinaabe tribe, Perry takes matters into her own hands to solve the mystery and reclaim her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Firekeeper's Daughter

  Boulley, Angeline,

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  Daunis, who is part Ojibwe, defers attending the University of Michigan to care for her mother and reluctantly becomes involved in the investigation of a series of drug-related deaths. (Novelist) Also available as an e-book and an…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Code Talker

  a Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two

  Bruchac, Joseph, 1942-

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  After being taught in a boarding school run by whites that Navajo is a useless language, Ned Begay and other Navajo men are recruited by the Marines to become Code Talkers, sending messages during World War II in their native tongue.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Into the Bright Open

  a Secret Garden Remix

  Dimaline, Cherie, 1975-

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  In this queer reimaging of The secret garden, fifteen-year-old orphan Mary sets off to live in the Georgian Bay wilds where she discovers family secrets both wonderful and horrifying. (Novelist)

• The Marrow Thieves

  Dimaline, Cherie, 1975-

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  In this futuristic dystopian novel for teens, the Indigenous people of North America are on the run in a fight for survival. (Novelist) Also available as an e-book, e-audiobook, and book club kit.

• My Name Is Not Easy

  Edwardson, Debby Dahl

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  /* Starred Review */ Prior to the Molly Hootch Act of 1976, which required Alaska to build and staff high schools in even the smallest of the rural villages, children who wished to continue their education beyond what was offered in their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• If I Ever Get Out of Here

  Gansworth, Eric L.,

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  Seventh-grader Lewis "Shoe" Blake from the Tuscarora Reservation has a new friend, George Haddonfield from the local Air Force base, but in 1975 upstate New York there is a lot of tension and hatred between Native Americans and whites--and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rez Ball

  Graves, Byron,

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  When Bugz, who is caught between the worlds of life on the Rez and the virtual world, meets Feng, they form an instant bond as outsiders and gamers and must both grapple with the impact of family challenges and community trauma. (Novelist)

• The Unfinished

  Isaacs, Cheryl,

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  With the black water from a strange pond stalking her every move, Avery must connect to her Indigenous culture to save both her best friend -- and longtime crush -- and the town when people there begin disappearing, but is forced to make…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• If I Go Missing

  Jonnie, Brianna,

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  A graphic novel about the subject of missing and murdered Indigenous people. Combining fiction and non-fiction, this young adult graphic novel looks into one of the unique dangers of being an Indigenous teen in Canada today. The text of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Everlasting Road

  Kinew, Wab, 1981-

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  Losing herself in the Floraverse after the death of her brother, young Indigenous girl Bugz finds the boundaries between the virtual and real worlds blurring when she creates a Waawaate bot in honor of her brother that grows in powers…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Walking in Two Worlds

  Kinew, Wab, 1981-

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  When Bugz, who is caught between the worlds of life on the Rez and the virtual world, meets Feng, they form an instant bond as outsiders and gamers and must both grapple with the impact of family challenges and community trauma. (Novelist)…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sheine Lende

  a Prequel to Elatsoe

  Little Badger, Darcie, 1987-

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  When her mother and a local boy go missing after a strange interaction with a fairy ring, Shane and her ghost dogs, along with friends and family, search for them even though they may not be anywhere in this world — or this place in time.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Elatsoe

  Little Badger, Darcie, 1987-

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  Elatsoe lives in this slightly stranger America. She can raise the ghosts of dead animals, a skill passed down through generations of her Lipan Apache family. Her beloved cousin has just been murdered, in a town that wants no prying eyes.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Ghost Collector

  Mills, Allison,

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  Ghosts are everywhere in Shelly's life. Recently passed people, pets, and a boy who lives in the local graveyard are all part of the spirit world that she and her grandmother inhabit. Shelly and her grandmother assist lost souls…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Race to the Sun

  Roanhorse, Rebecca,

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  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. (Novelist) Also available as an…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Harvest House

  Smith, Cynthia Leitich,

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  "Deftly leading readers to the literary crossroads of contemporary realism and haunting mystery, Cynthia Leitich Smith revisits the world of her American Indian Youth Literature Award winner Hearts Unbroken. Halloween is near, and Hughie…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Surviving the City

  Spillett-Sumner, Tasha, 1988-

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  Tasha Spillet's graphic-novel debut, Surviving the City, is a story about womanhood, friendship, resilience, and the anguish of a missing loved one. Miikwan and Dez are best friends navigating the challenges of growing up in an urban…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Surviving the City. Vol. 2, From the Roots Up

  Spillett-Sumner, Tasha, 1988-

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  Dez and Miikwan's stories continue in this sequel to Surviving the City. Dez's grandmother has passed away. Grieving, and with nowhere else to go, she's living in a group home. Dez is also navigating a new relationship and coming into her…Read moreRead more of this annotation