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• The Rez Doctor

  Crazyboy, Gitz,

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  In this uplifting story, a young Indigenous man overcomes hardship to fulfill his dream of becoming a doctor. Young Ryan Fox gets good grades, but he's not sure what he wants to be when he grows up. It isn't until he meets a Blackfoot doctor during…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Looking for Smoke

  Cobell, K. A.,

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  When local girl Loren includes Mara in a traditional Blackfeet Giveaway to honor Loren's missing sister, Mara thinks she'll finally make some friends on the Blackfeet reservation. Instead, a girl from the Giveaway, Samantha White Tail, is found…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Indiginerds

  Tales From Modern Indigenous Life

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  This is an anthology of short memoir comics about modern indigenous life, with some fiction or fictionalized memories mixed in.

• Harvest House

  Smith, Cynthia Leitich,

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  Deftly leading readers to the literary crossroads of contemporary realism and haunting mystery, Cynthia Leitich Smith revisits the world of her American Indian Youth Literature Award winner Hearts Unbroken. Halloween is near, and Hughie Wolfe is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Amazona

  Canizales,

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  Andrea, a young Indigenous Colombian woman, has returned to the land she calls home. Only nineteen years old, she comes to mourn her lost child, carrying a box in her arms. And she comes with another mission. Andrea has hidden a camera upon herself.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Creeboy

  Wouters, Teresa

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  Sixteen-year-old Josh is no stranger to gang life. His dad, the leader of the Warriors, a gang on their reserve, is in jail, and Josh's older brother has taken charge. Josh's mom has made it clear the Warriors and their violence aren't welcome in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Davidee Goes to the Arctic Winter Games

  Lahti, Ryan,

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  When Davidee tries out for the Arctic Winter Games and unexpectedly makes the team, he cant believe his luck. But Davidee is only the backup goalie, and Team Nunavut cant seem to find their footing. Can Davidee find a way to get the team playing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Firekeeper's Daughter

  Boulley, Angeline

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  Daunis, who is part Ojibwe, defers attending the University of Michigan to care for her mother and reluctantly becomes involved in the investigation of a series of drug-related deaths.

• The Marrow Thieves

  Dimaline, Cherie, 1975-

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  "In a future world ravaged by global warming, people have lost the ability to dream, and the dreamlessness has led to widespread madness. The only people still able to dream are North America's indigenous population - and it is their marrow that…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. Miikwan's Anishinaabe; Dez is Inninew. Together, the teens…Read moreRead more of this annotation

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

  Vermette, Katherena, 1977-

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  Echo Desjardins, a 13-year-old Métis girl adjusting to a new home and school, is struggling with loneliness while separated from her mother. Then an ordinary day in Mr. Bee's history class turns extraordinary, and Echo's life will never be the same.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hearts Unbroken

  Smith, Cynthia Leitich

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  When Louise Wolfe's first real boyfriend mocks and disrespects Native people in front of her, she breaks things off and dumps him over e-mail. It's her senior year, anyway, and she'd rather spend her time with her family and friends and working on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Walking in Two Worlds

  Kinew, Wab, 1981-

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  Bugz is caught between two worlds. In the real world, she's a shy and self-conscious Indigenous teen who faces the stresses of teenage angst and life on the Rez. But in the virtual world, her alter ego is not just confident but dominant in a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Summer of Bitter and Sweet

  Ferguson, Jenny, 1985-

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  "Lou has enough confusion in front of her this summer. She'll be working in her family's ice-cream shack with...her former best friend, King, who is back in their Canadian prairie town after disappearing three years ago...But when she gets a letter…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Four Faces of the Moon

  Strong, Amanda, 1984-

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  On a journey to uncover her family's story, Spotted Fawn travels through time and space to reclaim connection to ancestors, language, and the land--creating a path forward in this essential graphic novel. In the dreamworld she bears witness to a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Place

  150 Years Retold

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  Explore the past 150 years through the eyes of Indigenous creators in this groundbreaking graphic novel anthology. Beautifully illustrated, these stories are an emotional and enlightening journey through Indigenous wonderworks, psychic battles, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Will I See

  Robertson, David, 1977-

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  May, a young teenage girl, traverses the city streets, finding keepsakes in different places along her journey. When May and her kookum make these keepsakes into a necklace, it opens a world of danger and fantasy. While May fights against a terrible…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Strangers

  Robertson, David, 1977-

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  A talking coyote, mysterious illnesses, and girl trouble. Coming home can be murder... When Cole Harper gets a mysterious message from an old friend begging him to come home, he has no idea what he's getting into. Compelled to return to Wounded Sky…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Give Me Some Truth

  a Novel With Paintings

  Gansworth, Eric, 1965-

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  Carson Mastick is entering his senior year of high school and desperate to make his mark, on the reservation and off. A rock band -- and winning Battle of the Bands -- is his best shot. But things keep getting in the way. Small matters like the lack…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• #NotYourPrincess

  Voices of Native American Women

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  Native Women demand to be heard in this stunning anthology. Whether looking back to a troubled past or welcoming a hopeful future, the powerful voices of Indigenous women across North America resound in this book. In the same style as the…Read moreRead more of this annotation