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Pub. Date
2019
Description
2020 American Indian Youth Literature Young Adult Honor Book
2020 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People,selected by National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and the Children’s Book Council
2019 Best-Of Lists: Best YA Nonfiction of 2019 (Kirkus Reviews) · Best Nonfiction of 2019 (School Library Journal) · Best Books for Teens (New York Public Library) ·...
2020 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People,selected by National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and the Children’s Book Council
2019 Best-Of Lists: Best YA Nonfiction of 2019 (Kirkus Reviews) · Best Nonfiction of 2019 (School Library Journal) · Best Books for Teens (New York Public Library) ·...
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Ruth, grieving her father's death, is pregnant and sent to a convent to await the baby's birth. Dora's abusive father is finally behind bars, but she feels she'll never truly be free from him. Alyce earns a dance scholarship, but struggles with the guilt of adandoning her father. And Hank, on the run with his two younger brothers, finds keeping them safe is harder outside their unhealthy home than he imagined. As each of these Alaskan teens trudge...
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Description
-- Island of the Blue DolphinsSmithsonian magazine put it: "For kids all over the country, reading the book in language arts classes, Karana is a powerful symbol of their growing independence. Through her, they can imagine themselves making their way in the world alone—and thriving."
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Pub. Date
2021
Description
Nina is a Lipan girl in our world. She's always felt there was something more out there. She still believes in the old stories. Oli is a cottonmouth kid, from the land of spirits and monsters. Like all cottonmouths, he's been cast from home. He's found a new one on the banks of the bottomless lake. Nina and Oli have no idea the other exists. But a catastrophic event on Earth, and a strange sickness that befalls Oli's best friend, will drive their...