American Indians in Children's Literature--on Tumblr!

American Indians in Children's Literature--on Tumblr!

I've done few posts this month (February 2014) because I've been participating in a month-long discussion on CCBC-NET on multicultu...
Laurie Halse Anderson's THE IMPOSSIBLE KNIFE OF MEMORY

Laurie Halse Anderson's THE IMPOSSIBLE KNIFE OF MEMORY

A few days ago I started reading Laurie Halse Anderson's The Impossible Knife of Memory  (published in 2014 by Viking) . Her protagonist...
Some thoughts on YA lit and American Indians

Some thoughts on YA lit and American Indians

Eds note, April 3, 2015: This post inspired one that focuses on picture books . I'm pasting it at the end of this one.  ________________...
Eric Gansworth and Tim Tingle's books selected for CCBC-NET discussion

Eric Gansworth and Tim Tingle's books selected for CCBC-NET discussion

Last year, two outstanding books by Native authors were published: Eric Gansworth's If I Ever Get Out of Here and Tim Tingle's How I...