Cynthia Smith
Author
Publisher
Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
135 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Cassidy Rain Berghoff didn't know that the very night she decided to get a life would be the night that Galen would lose his. It's been six months since her best friend died, and up until now Rain has succeeded in shutting herself off from the world. But when controversy arises around her aunt Georgia's Indian Camp in their mostly white Midwestern community, Rain decides to face the outside world again -- at least through the lens of her camera. Hired...
Author
Publisher
Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
307 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In this magical, modern twist on Peter Pan, stepsisters Lily and Wendy are spirited away to Neverland by a mysterious boy and must find a way back to the family they love.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
HL 760L
Physical Desc
286 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When Louise Wolfe's boyfriend mocks and disrespects Native people in front of her, she breaks things off and dumps him over e-mail. She'd rather spend her senior year with her family and friends and working on the school newspaper. The editors pair her up with Joey Kairouz, an ambitious new photojournalist, and in no time the paper's staff find themselves with a major story to cover: the school musical director's inclusive approach to casting The...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
294 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"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 volunteering at a new rural attraction: Harvest House. He's excited to take part in the fun, spooky show--until he learns that an actor playing the vengeful spirit of an 'Indian maiden,' a ghost inspired...
Author
Publisher
Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
223 pages : map ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Melanie "Mel" Roberts and Ray Halfmoon may be from different Indigenous Nations, but the friends have become like siblings since their families moved in together. And they soon welcome a distinguished guest: Great-grandfather Bat, whose wing is injured, has taken refuge in their old oak tree. A rematch of the legendary Great Ball Game is coming up, with Bat as the star player. Grampa Charlie Halfmoon offers to drive Bat from Chicago down to the traditional...
Author
Pub. Date
2000
Lexile measure
650L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Jenna, a member of the Muscogee, or Creek, Nation, borrows jingles from the dresses of several friends and relatives so that she can perform the jingle dance at the powwow. Includes a note about the jingle dance tradition and its regalia.
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Imagination library ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Unable to be quiet since he was born, Holler Loudly only gets louder as he grows up which gets him in trouble at school, the library, and the movie theater, but when a tornado threatens the state fair, Holler's voice may save the day.
Author
Series
Blue stars volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
English
Description
"When cousins Riley Halfmoon and Maya Dawn move to Urbanopolis to live with their activist grandma, they get off to a rocky start. Outgoing Riley misses her Muscogee cousins but is sure that she and Maya will be instant BFFs. Meanwhile, introvert Maya misses her parents, on active duty in Japan, and just wants some space to herself. At school, Maya joins Robotics Club and Riley bonds with fellow gymnasts. Just when they start to feel at home, their...
Author
Publisher
Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
402 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"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 murdered. Because the four members of the Giveaway group were the last to see Samantha alive, each becomes a person of interest in the investigation. And all of them--Mara, Loren, Brody, and Eli--have a...
10) Red Bird danced
Author
Publisher
Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
167 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Ariel and Tomah have lived in the city's intertribal housing complex all their lives. But for both of them, this Dagwaagin (Autumn) season is different than any before. From his bench outside the front door of his building, Tomah watches his community move around him. He is better at making people laugh than he is at schoolwork, but often it feels like his neighbor Ariel is the only one who really sees him, even in her sadness. Ariel has always danced...
11) Benji
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
Standard full screen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Joe Camp's colorful canine made his first appearance in this 'shaggy dog story' of a stray who helps police and parents track two kidnapped children, and winning himself a real home.
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (298 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A stray dog finds a home when he rescues two kidnapped children; Benji and his friends try to save his mother from a puppy mill; after Benji is given a mysterious message on the bottom of his paw, he finds himself on the run from various kidnappers while he is vacationing in Greece with his family; while on tour, the actors in the Benji movie convince Chris Kringle to continue his Christmas duty.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 156 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents ten short stories about contemporary Native American teens by members of tribes of the United States and Canada, including Louise Erdrich and Joseph Bruchac.
Publisher
Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
310 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Edited by award-winning and bestselling author Cynthia Leitich Smith, this collection of intersecting stories by both new and veteran Native writers bursts with hope, joy, resilience, the strength of community, and Native pride.
17) Violent ends
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First Simon Pulse hardcover edition.
Lexile measure
HL 740L
Physical Desc
338 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Relates how one boy--who had friends, enjoyed reading, playing saxophone in the band, and had never been in trouble before--became a monster capable of entering his high school with a loaded gun and firing on his classmates, as told from the viewpoints of several victims. Each perspective is written by a different writer of young adult fiction." -- Provided by publisher.
Publisher
Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
A collection of works by poets and illustrators of diverse backgrounds sharing memorable childhood and family experiences and reflecting on their different heritages, traditions, and beliefs.