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1) Borders
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2022 Anderson's Bookshop Mock Newbery
Great Reads: 4th thru 6th grade
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Great Reads: 4th thru 6th grade
K&T - Native American Heritage Month
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A boy and his mother refuse to identify themselves as American or Canadian at the border and become caught in the limbo between nations when they claim their citizenship as Blackfoot.
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Best Books of 2022 - Teen
Indigenous Peoples' Day: Titles for Teens
Native American Heritage
OBD Native American Heritage Month - YOUTH
Indigenous Peoples' Day: Titles for Teens
Native American Heritage
OBD Native American Heritage Month - YOUTH
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"On a journey to uncover her family's story, Spotted Fawn travels through time and space to reclaim connection to ancestors, language, and the land--creating a path forward in this essential graphic novel. In the dreamworld she bears witness to a mountain of buffalo skulls. They stand as a ghostly monument to the slaughter of the Plains bison to near extinction-- a key tactic to starve and contain the Indigenous People onto reservations. On this path,...
3) Amazona
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"Andrea, a young Indigenous Colombian woman, has returned to the land she calls home. She comes to mourn her child and to capture evidence of the illegal mining that displaced her family"--
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"A new and expanded version of Gord Hill's seminal illustrated history of Indigenous struggles in the Americas. When it was first published in 2010, The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book was heralded as a groundbreaking illustrated history of Indigenous activism and resistance in the Americas over the previous 500 years, from contact to present day. Eleven years later, author and artist Gord Hill has revised and expanded the book, which is now available...
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Girl called Echo volume 4
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"In the fourth volume of A Girl Called Echo, Echo Desjardins resumes her time travel and learns more about Métis history in Canada, including the "road allowance" land set aside by the crown, and the former community known as "Rooster Town" in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She also witnesses the trial of Louis Riel in Regina, Saskatchewan."--
6) Two tribes
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GPLD 2023 Fall Favorites: Chapter Books/Graphic Novels
Mock Newbery 2023 - Anderson's
September 6, 2023: New Youth Graphic Novels
Top Picks for Grades 6-8
Mock Newbery 2023 - Anderson's
September 6, 2023: New Youth Graphic Novels
Top Picks for Grades 6-8
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"Mia is still getting used to living with her mom and stepfather, and to the new role their Jewish identity plays in their home. Feeling out of place at home and at her Jewish day school, Mia finds herself thinking more and more about her Muscogee father, who lives with his new family in Oklahoma. Her mother doesn't want to talk about him, but Mia can't help but feel like she's missing a part of herself without him in her life. Soon, Mia makes a plan...
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"The year is 2112, and it's the apocalypse exactly as expected: rivers receding, oceans rising, civilization crumbling. Humanity has given up hope, except for a group of Indigenous outcasts who have discovered a time travel portal in a cave in the desert and figured out where everything took a turn for the worst: America. Convinced that the only way to save the world is to rewrite its past, they send one of their own--a reluctant linguist named Tad--on...
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"Moonshot is a project that is a thrilling new collection that showcases diverse aboriginal representation in comic books. This is an anthology of stories about identity, culture, and spirituality told by writers and artists from a range of communities across North America including many creators that identify as Métis, Inuit, Dene, Anishnaabe, Cree, Mi'kmaq, Caddo, Haida, Sioux, and Suquamish, among others"--Foreword.
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The reckoner rises volume 2
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"Brady is abducted by the Mikho corporation, while Eva and Cole fight an old enemy. Cole barely escapes the fight alive, so once again, it's up to Eva to save the day. After a vicious battle with Mihko's newest test subject, Eva discovers their secret laboratory--a horror movie come to life. But with Brady missing and Cole barely clinging to life, Eva is on her own. What new terrors has Mihko created? Can they be stopped? And can she find Brady before...
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"A new girl at school. A mysterious crow. Weird visions he can't explain. Grade 12 just got a lot more complicated for Damon Quinn... "Your ancestors have called us to help you." "I think you have the wrong number." Damon Quinn just wants to get through his senior year unscathed. His mom struggles with alcohol and is barely coping with the day-to-day. Marcus and his cronies at school are forever causing him trouble. The new girl, Journey, won't mind...
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"From Governor-General's Award-winning writer David A. Robertson comes this special edition of the timeless graphic novel that introduced the world to the awe-inspiring resilience of Betty Ross, and shared her story of strength, family, and culture. A school assignment to interview a residential school survivor leads Daniel to Betsy, who tells him her story. Abandoned as a young child, Betsy was soon adopted into a loving family. A few short years...
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Reckoner rises (David Robertson) volume 1
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Acclaimed writer, David A. Robertson, delivers suspense, adventure, and humour in this stunningly illustrated graphic novel continuation of The Reckoner trilogy. Cole and Eva arrive in Winnipeg intent on destroying Mihko Laboratories. Their plans change when a new threat surfaces, and Cole has terrifying visions. Are these just troubled dreams or are they leading him to a terrifying truth? Will Eva be able to harness her powers to continue the investigation...
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Featuring the work of: Patty Stonefish, Allie Vasquez, Mia Casesa, Darcie Little Badger, Tara Ogaick, Kimberly Robertson, Barbara Kenmille, Maria Wolf Lopez, Tatum Bowie, Jackie Fawn, Rebecca Roanhorse, Carolyn Dunn, Nashoba Dunn-Anderson, and more, this anthology is an important addition to the current conversation about violence against women, especially Native women.-from publisher's website.
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The first anthology from Native Realities featuring various collected works since our initial publication in 2015. At 96 pages, this anthology is a great overview of the amazing comic book work currently being done by some of the best Native and Indigenous illustrators and writers in North America. Featuring: Jonathan Nelson's The Wool of Jonesy #1 in its entirety. This is the only publication where you can find this exceptional work. Also features...
17) Kwändǖr
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"Cole Pauls returns with Kwändǖr, a short story collection of Southern Tutchone and Yukon tales. Gathering Pauls's comics from magazines, comic festivals and zine making workshops, these comics are Pauls's most personal work yet. You'll learn stories about the author's family, racism and identity, Yukon history, winter activities, Southern Tutchone language lessons and cultural practices. Have you ever wanted to learn how to Knuckle Hop? or to acknowledge...
18) Secret path
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The story of Chanie Wenjack (misnamed Charlie by his teachers), a twelve-year-old boy who died in flight from the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School fifty years ago.
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Sovereign traces volume 2
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Through the works of North American Indigenous writers and illustrators, Sovereign Traces, Volume 2: Relational Constellation provides a unique opportunity for audiences to hear from a myriad of American Indian and First Nations voices on the meaning of love. Here readers will find works of graphic literature, including both poetry and fiction, that explore how celestial bodies build and share creative intimacies. Through this exciting medium, Sovereign...
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Tales of the mighty code talkers volume 1
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"There has been a great deal of writing the past several decades about Native American Code Talkers of World War Two. The published works have been about Navajos and the tremendous contribution they made in the Pacific campaigns of the war. What is often overlooked is the role played in both World Wars by men of other tribes. There were Cherokee, Choctaw, Comanche, Creek and other tribal representatives with their languages involved as well. Tales...