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Review of Kindred Spirits: Shilombish Ittibachvffa

Kindred Spirits: Shilombish Ittibachvffa by Leslie Stall Widener; illus. by Johnson YazziePrimary    Charlesbridge    32 pp.7/24    9781623543969    $17.99e-book ed.  9781632893680    $9.99This informative picture book on the theme of “paying it forward” highlights the decades-long relationship between the Irish people and Indigenous communities in the United States. It opens with an acrylic...
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Review of Star Sailor: My Life as a NASA Astronaut

Star Sailor: My Life as a NASA Astronaut by Charles F. Bolden Jr. and Tonya BoldenMiddle School    Candlewick    112 pp.10/24    9781536216325    $19.99Charles Bolden credits Ron McNair, NASA’s second Black astronaut, with encouraging him to apply to be an astronaut. Despite having been a Marine pilot and holding a master’s degree...
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Review of Our Shouts Echo

Our Shouts Echo by Jade AdiaHigh School    Hyperion    416 pp.8/24    9781368090117    $18.99For her capstone project on the last day of school, Niarah, who is “walking around life with a full plate of anxiety plus a side of depression and a scoop of OCD for dessert,” must present an object that...
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Review of Buffalo Dreamer

Buffalo Dreamer by Violet DuncanIntermediate, Middle School    Paulsen/Penguin    128 pp.8/24    9780593624814    $17.99e-book ed.  9780593624821    $10.99Twelve-year-old Summer is excited for her annual visit to her maternal grandparents and extended family on a Cree reservation in Canada. After crossing the border, Summer falls asleep in the car and dreams that she is...

Review of The Secret Library

The Secret Library by Kekla Magoon Intermediate    Candlewick    384 pp.5/24    9781536230888    $18.99e-book ed.  9781536237498    $18.99Eleven-and-a-half-year-old Delilah “Dally” Peteharrington’s mother wants to prepare her to take over the family business. Every afternoon, she meets with tutors to learn “important business-ish things,” but what she really wants is to go on adventures...
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Review of A Family Tree

A Family Tree by Staci Lola Drouillard; illus. by Kate GardinerPrimary    Clarion/HarperCollins    40 pp.5/24    9780063242463    $19.99When Francis’s family plants Gaawaandagoonce (“little spruce” in Ojibwemowin) in her grandmother’s garden located alongside Gichigamiing (Lake Superior), the tree and baby Francis are almost the same height. The two grow together: “While Francis learned...
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Review of Clairboyance

Clairboyance by Kristiana Kahakauwila Intermediate, Middle School    Harper/HarperCollins    288 pp.5/24    9780063045354    $19.99e-book ed.  9780063045378    $8.99In this novel set in O‘ahu, Hawai‘i, Clara is having a rough start to sixth grade and wishes she could move to Arizona to live with her dad. Her best friend, Leo, has not spoken to...
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Review of Where Wolves Don’t Die

Where Wolves Don’t Die by Anton Treuer Middle School, High School    Levine/Levine Querido    256 pp.6/24    9781646143818    $18.99Fifteen-year-old Ezra Cloud wishes he were on the rez at Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation with Grandpa Liam. Instead, he is stuck in northeast Minneapolis, being bullied by Matt Schroeder. When Matt’s house burns down just...

Review of The Seventh Direction: A Legend of Creation

The Seventh Direction: A Legend of Creation by Kevin Locke; illus. by Kristy CameronPrimary    Medicine Wheel    48 pp.3/24    9781778540134    $18.95Renowned Indigenous storyteller Locke (Lakota and Anishinabe) provides an engaging retelling of a Lakota legend. Wakȟáŋ Tȟáŋka (the Great Spirit) creates the world in seven days. After sending power to the...
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