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• Walking in Two Worlds

  Kinew, Wab, 1981-

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  "When Bugz, who is caught between the worlds of life on the Rez and the virtual world, meets Feng, they form an instant bond as outsiders and gamers and must both grapple with the impact of family challenges and community trauma."

• Saints of the Household

  Tison, Ari,

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  "When they break up a fight that harms their school's star soccer player in the process, two BriBri American brothers find their dreams for the future threatened by their actions and must reach back to their Bribri roots to find their way forward."

• A Girl Called Echo. Vol. 1, Pemmican Wars

  Vermette, Katherena, 1977-

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  "Echo Desjardins, a 13 year-old Metis girl, is struggling with her feelings of loneliness while attending a new school and living with a new foster family. Then an ordinary day in Mr. Bee's history class turns extraordinary and Echo's life will…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."

• Harvest House

  Smith, Cynthia Leitich

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  "Halloween is near, and Hughie Wolfe is volunteering at a new rural attraction: Harvest House. He's excited to take part in the fun, spooky show--until he learns that an actor playing the vengeful spirit of an "Indian maiden," a ghost inspired by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Surviving the City

  Spillett-Sumner, Tasha, 1988-

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  "Tasha Spillet's graphic-novel debut, Surviving the City, is a story about womanhood, friendship, resilience, and the anguish of a missing loved one. Miikwan and Dez are best friends navigating the challenges of growing up in an urban landscape.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Warrior Girl Unearthed

  Boulley, Angeline

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  "With the rising number of missing Indigenous women, her family's involvement in a murder investigation and grave robbers profiting off her Anishinaabe tribe, Perry takes matters into her own hands to solve the mystery and reclaim her people's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• 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."

• Rez Ball

  Graves, Byron

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  "When the varsity basketball team members take him under their wing, Tre Brun, representing his Ojibwe reservation, steps into his late brother's shoes as star player but soon learns he can't mess up--not on the court, not in school and not in love."

• 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 Marrow Thieves

  Dimaline, Cherie, 1975-

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  "In this futuristic dystopian novel for teens, the Indigenous people of North America are on the run in a fight for survival."

• The Summer of Bitter and Sweet

  Ferguson, Jenny, 1985-

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  "In this complex and emotionally resonant novel about a Métis girl living on the Canadian prairies, debut author Jen Ferguson serves up a powerful story about rage, secrets, and all the spectrums that make up a person—and the sweetness that can…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."

• The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian

  Alexie, Sherman, 1966-

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  "Budding cartoonist Junior leaves his troubled school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white farm town school where the only other Indian is the school mascot."

• Dreams. Volume 1, Visions of the Crow

  John-Kehewin, Wanda, 1971-

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  "Damon just wants to get through senior year. After he is seized by a waking dream in the middle of a busy street, he is forced to look within himself, mend the bond with his mother, and rely on new friends to find the answers he so desperately…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Super Indian. Volume One

  Starr, Arigon

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  "Hubert Logan was an ordinary Reservation Boy until he ate tainted commodity cheese infused with 'Rezium,' a secret government food enrichment additive. Known as 'Super Indian,' Hubert fights evil forces who would overtake the Reservation's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• If I Ever Get Out of Here

  Gansworth, Eric, 1965-

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  "Seventh-grader Lewis 'Shoe' Blake from the Tuscarora Reservation has a new friend, George Haddonfield from the local Air Force base, but in 1975 upstate New York there is a lot of tension and hatred between Native Americans and whites--and Lewis is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Man Made Monsters

  Rogers, Andrea L.,

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  "Horror fans will get their thrills in this collection -- from werewolves to vampires to zombies -- all the time-worn horror baddies are there. But so are predators of a distinctly American variety -- the horrors of empire, of intimate partner…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Powwow Summer

  Shingoose, Nahanni

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  "Joins the Downwinds--an Anishinabe family--as they travel to two traditional Native American powwows and learn about the circle of life."

• I Will See You Again

  Boivin, Lisa, 1970-

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  "When the author learns of the death of her brother overseas, she embarks on a journey to bring him home. Through memories and dreams of all they shared together and through her Dene traditions, she finds comfort and strength. The lyrical art and…Read moreRead more of this annotation