Tag Archives: American Indians
Nonfiction: “Code Talker”
Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir by One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WW II by Chester Nez with Judith S. Avila Chester Nez was one of the original 32 (some say 29, but Nez informs the … Continue reading
New Civil Rights Series–In Print and as eBooks
If you are doing an assignment on civil rights in the 20th or 21st centuries, come check out a great book. This series deals with South Africa and Apartheid laws; Iran and women’s rights; American Indians and Alcatraz Island; the … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Fiction/Historical Element, Human Rights Issues, Non-fiction
Tagged 1909, 1930, 1952, 1957, 1960s, 1969, 1970, 1989, 2005, African Americans, Alcatraz Island, American Indians, Apartheid Laws, Cesar Chavez, China, civil rights, Civil Rights Movement, Defiance Campaign, Delano Grape Strike, gay power, gay pride, Gay Rights Movement, integration, International Ladies Garment Workers Strike, Iran, Latinos, LGBTQ, Little Rock Nine, lockouts, lunch counter sit-ins, Mexican Americans, migrant farm workers, Mohandas Gandhi, New York City, Salt March, school integration, South Africa, Stonewall Riots, strikes, student activists, Tiananmen Square Protest, women's rights
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Adult Books for Teens: “The Round House”
The Round House by Louise Erdrich Joe and his dad Bazil are a bit worried about Joe’s mom. She isn’t home on time and there’s no indication of where she’s gone off to. Worried enough that they borrow a car—she … Continue reading
Posted in Family Problems, Fiction, Historical Fiction/Historical Element, Horror/Mystery/Suspense, Human Rights Issues, Literary Read Alike, Multicultural
Tagged Adult books for teens, American Indians, attempted murder, book reviews, coming of age, family problems, fiction, First Peoples, Indian reservations, Indian women, justice, mystery, National Book Award winner, Native Americans, Ojibwa Indians, race relations, rape, sexual assault
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