Native American Heritage Month: Children's And YA Books

Lynnfield MA

13 November, 2020

4:06 PM

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Press release from the Lynnfield Public Library: November 13, 2020 November is National Native American Heritage Month. Here are some books for kids and teens that would be great picks to read this month. If you don't get to them all during November, don't worry… they're just as good all year long. All of these books are available through our catalog. Picture Books: Bowwow Powwow by Brenda J. Child Bird Song by Julie Flett Wild Berries by Julie Flett All Around Us by Xelena González We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard Hiawatha and the Peacemaker by Robbie Robertson Jingle Dancer by Cynthia Leitich Smith My Heart Fills With Happiness by Monique Gray Smith At the Mountain's Base by Traci Sorell Children's Chapter Books: I Can Make This Promise by Christine Day The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse by Joseph Marshall Indian No More by Charlene Willing McManis How I Became a Ghost by Tim Tingle Young Adult: #NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women edited by Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale This Place: 150 Years Retold by Alicia Elliot et al. Apple: Skin to the Core by Eric Gansworth Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger Apple in the Middle by Dawn Quigley Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith Surviving the City by Tasha Spillet Looking for more suggestions? We got many of these recommendations from the American Indian Library Association's Youth Literature Award, and you may find others you enjoy through them as well. You can also email Lauren at [email protected] for any other information, suggestions, or resources. This press release was produced by the Lynnfield Public Library. The views expressed are the author's own.