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• Sisters in the Wind

  Boulley, Angeline,

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  From the instant New York Times bestselling author of Firekeeper’s Daughter and Warrior Girl Unearthed comes a daring new mystery about a foster teen claiming her heritage on her own terms.

• Legendary Frybread Drive-in

  Intertribal Stories

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  Featuring the voices of both new and acclaimed Indigenous writers and edited by bestselling Muscogee author Cynthia Leitich Smith, this collection of interconnected stories serves up laughter, love, Native pride, and the world’s best frybread.

• Billy Buckhorn and the Rise of the Night Seers

  Robinson, Gary, 1950-

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  A tribal prophecy indicates Billy Buckhorn is the long-awaited Chosen One. In the second installment of the Thunder Child Prophecy, he is destined to battle the Night Seers of the Owl Clan as they plan to retake control of the Middleworld.

• Little Moons

  Storm, Jen, 1986-

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  In this moving graphic novel, thirteen-year-old Reanna grieves the loss of her missing older sister. She feels lonely, abandoned… but she is not alone. There are little moons everywhere. Can Reanna find comfort through her family’s Ojibwe traditions?

• The Rez Doctor

  Crazyboy, Gitz,

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  Ryan Fox dreams of becoming a doctor. But when university takes him away from the support of his family and Siksikaitsitapi community, his grades start to slip, his bills pile up, and getting into med school feels impossible. And now his beloved…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.

• Between the Pipes

  McLeod, Albert,

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  Chase's identity should be simple. He's the goalie for his hockey team. He's Kookum's grandchild. He's a boy. He should like girls. But it's not that easy. With the help of an Elder and a Two-Spirit mentor, can Chase learn to be proud of who he is?

• Liar's Test

  Kwaymullina, Ambelin, 1975-

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  One of seven girls competing in deadly challenges to determine who rules for the next 25 years, Bell Silverleaf, who is determined to right the wrongs done to her people, discovers she’s part of a centuries-old conspiracy that pits her against the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Merciless Saviors

  a Novel

  Edgmon, H. E.,

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  Gem Echols, now wielding the power of the God of Air, grapples with the unintended chaos unleashed upon the pantheon, leading them to confront the dilemma of restoring balance without sacrificing themselves.

• Looking for Smoke

  Cobell, K. A.,

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  When a classmate is murdered during a traditional Blackfeet giveaway, Mara, Loren, Brody and Eli, the last people to see her alive, must take matters into their own hands and clear their names — even though one of them may be the killer.

• Surviving the City. Vol. 3, We Are the Medicine

  Spillett, Tasha, 1988-

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  Miikwan and Dez are in their final year of high school, and they have a lot to decide on. Grief and anger take precedence over their plans after the remains of 215 children are found at a former residential school in British Columbia. Can they find…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Art Thieves

  Rogers, Andrea L.,

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  In 2052, Stevie, a Cherokee girl working at a museum in Texas, with the world in a constant cycle of drought and superstorm, ice and fire, discovers it’s about to get a whole lot worse when a mysterious boy from the future arrives and tells her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Where Wolves Don't Die

  Treuer, Anton,

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  After a terrible fight with bully Matt Schroeder, Ezra becomes the prime suspect when Matt’s house burns down and is sent away to run traplines with his grandfather in a remote part of Canada while the investigation is ongoing, but the Schroeders…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• 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 an impossible…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Constellation of Minor Bears

  Ferguson, Jenny, 1985-

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  After her brother suffers a traumatic brain injury, Molly Norris-Norquay is determined to do their planned hike along the Pacific Crest Trail on her own but instead is stuck backpacking with her brother’s best friend, whom she blames for the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Indiginerds

  Tales From Modern Indigenous Life

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  Featuring an all-Indigenous creative team, INDIGNERDS is an exhilarating celebration collecting 11 stories about Indigenous people balancing traditional ways of knowing with modern pop culture.

• This Indian Kid

  a Native American Memoir

  Chuculate, Eddie D.,

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  This book is at once a love letter to his Native American roots and an inspiring and essential message for young readers everywhere, who are coming of age in an era when conversations about acceptance and empathy, love and perspective are more…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Of All Tribes

  American Indians and Alcatraz

  Bruchac, Joseph, 1942-

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  From acclaimed Abenaki children's book legend, Joseph Bruchac, this middle-grade nonfiction book tells the riveting story of that 1969 takeover (of Alcatraz Island), which inspired a whole generation of Native activists and ignited the modern…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Killing the Wittigo

  Indigenous Culture-based Approaches to Waking Up, Taking Action, and Doing the Work of Healing : a Book for Young Adults

  Methot, Suzanne, 1968-

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  A powerful book that uses plain language to talk about colonial trauma and transformational change.

• The Native American Experience

  Kallen, Stuart A., 1955-

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  Indigenous people are working to connect to their roots, counter stereotypes, and highlight the important contributions made by the nation's original inhabitants.