Strong Nations Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Remember
Joy HarjoRemember the sky you were born under, Know each of the star's stories. Remember the moon, know who she is. Remember the sun's birth at dawn, That is the strongest point of time. So begins the picture book adaptation of the renowned poem from Joy Harjo! https://t.co/XpMHEqT55Y https://t.co/EQuGPm3g3Q
Hardcover, 2023
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Walking in Two Worlds
Wab KinewNEW! The boundaries between the virtual and the real world become dangerously blurred for a young Indigenous girl in the follow-up to the YA fantasy debut Walking in Two Worlds from bestselling Indigenous author Wab Kinew. Available here: https://t.co/N9GiD7pXMS https://t.co/wPiqyh7ics
Paperback, 2022
$9.99Member price:$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Empire of Wild
Cherie DimalineNEW! From the bestselling author of Empire of Wild, a wickedly subversive, deliciously imaginative, deeply feminist novel of contemporary witches on the rise—a book that only the supremely gifted storyteller Cherie Dimaline could write. Available here: https://t.co/xfNCKFDoG3 https://t.co/LoKsoSJpIl
Paperback, 2021
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Venco
Cherie DimalineHave you checked out the latest novel from Cherie Dimaline? “Cherie Dimaline creates a world utterly fantastical, yet real. VenCo is funny, tense and cracking with a dark, divine energy.” —Louise Erdrich Find it here: https://t.co/xfNCKFDoG3 https://t.co/5aEk3Qh4Jk
Paperback, 2024
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Just Like Grandma
Kim RogersIn this lyrical picture book by Kim Rogers (Wichita), with illustrations by Boston Globe-Horn Book Honoree Julie Flett (Cree-Métis), Becca watches her grandma create, play, and dance—and she knows that she wants to be just like Grandma. https://t.co/YmxyBamo1Q https://t.co/iApmluAWTl
Hardcover, 2023
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner)
Carole LindstromFrom Carole Lindstrom, author of the New York Times bestseller and Caldecott Medal winner We Are Water Protectors, and debut illustrator Steph Littlebird comes an empowering and healing celebration of hair and its significance across Indigenous cultures. https://t.co/lUbqBTTd7w https://t.co/tuptJ9IeZ2
Hardcover, 2020
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book