BOOK: Written in Stone by Rosanne Parry
Call # FIC Par
Plot: In 1918, a 13-year-old girl from the Makah tribe of the Pacific Northwest struggles with the sudden death of her father and tries to preserve the stories and ways of her people in the face of cultural and environmental upheaval by white whalers. (Jun. 2013)
Reading level: 700 L
Interest level: Gr 5-7
Themes:
Death
Coping
Power of stories
Environment
Culture
Resources
Embedded Files
BOOK: “The Birchbark House” series by Louise Erdrich
Call # FIC Erd
Plot: In Chickadee (HarperCollins/Harper, 2012), the fourth and most recent book in this series about an Ojibwa family, Omakayas is now grown and the mother of eight-year-old twin boys, one of whom is kidnapped. As Chickadee and his family try to find one another, Erdrich eloquently imparts Ojibwe stories, history, and knowledge, and, as in the previous books, her own illustrations add charm to the stories.
REading Level: 970L
Interest Level: Gr 5-8
Themes: Native American
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BOOK: If I Ever Get Out of Here by Eric Gansworth
Call # FIC Gan
Plot: Through an exquisite use of Beatles music, Gansworth connects with readers on multiple levels in this story of Lewis, an Onondaga teen, as he develops a friendship with George, a white teen from a nearby Air Force base. The family and community of both characters figure prominently throughout.
Reading Level: 870L
Interest Level: Gr 6-9
Themes: Adolescent Issues
Teen life
Social Studies
Middle School
Fitting In
Parents
Native American
School life
Prejudice and Tolerance Experiences
Understanding Self and Others
Links to supporting digital content:
http://www.tolerance.org/sites/default/files/general/6-8.Lit_.IfIEverGetOutofHereVF.pdf
http://articles.latimes.com/2013/aug/08/entertainment/la-ca-jc-eric-gansworth-20130811
BOOK: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie ; art by Ellen Forney.
Call # FIC Ale
Plot: Bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the "rez" to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Reading Level: 870L
Interest Level: Gr 8 and Up
Themes: Adolescent Issues
Bullying Experiences
Changes and New Experiences
Middle School
Fitting In
Homelessness and Poverty
Parents
Homes and Housing
Native American
Friends and Friendship
Prejudice and Tolerance Experiences
Understanding Self and Others
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https://vimeo.com/229563913
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