Six eighth graders outside Washington, DC, navigate through conflict and division focused on their school district’s Native American mascot.
Author: Book Importer
The Day Sun Was Stolen
After the creation of the world, only Bear is bothered by the sun’s heat, but his plan to kidnap the sun is thwarted by a young boy named Ts’ina dabju.
The Journal Of Etienne Mercier
In March 1853, Etienne Mercier, a 28-year-old explorer and trapper, is hired by the Hudson Bay Co. to explore the Queen Charlotte Islands. Mercier sets out most enthusiastically on this voyage in a canoe with the additional hope of finding an old friend, Clement. The two had been separated the year before, in the same territory during bad weather. Mercier scripts a journal in mesmerizing detail of words, illustrations and lyrics. His deep respect for the land, water, wildlife and the Haida Indians is present throughout.
Carlos Y La Feria/ Carlos And The Carnival
Carlos ignores his father’s advice about being careful how he spends his money at the carnival, and soon his pockets are empty.
The Nicest Gift
A little boy living in a Los Angeles barrio is desolate when Christmas Day arrives and his lost dog still hasn’t been found.
Before You Came This Way
A Snake Falls To Earth
Fifteen-year-olds Nina and Oli come from different words–she is a Lipan Apache living in Texas and he is a cottonmouth from the Reflecting World–but their lives intersect when Oli journeys to Earth to find a cure for his ailing friend and they end up helping each other save their families.
Old Father Story Teller
Includes retellings of six Tewa Indian legends and a brief biographical section about the author, who is a noted American Indian artist.
Juanita
Juanita takes the dove she received for her fourth birthday to the Old Mission Church for the blessing of the animals.