Exploring Trauma and Survival in Michelle Good’s Five Little Indians
'Five Little Indians' by Michelle Good (Cree) explores the traumas and scars left behind by the Canadian Indian Residential School System.
What Makes A Monster? Rogers’ Darkly Stunning Man Made Monsters
Today, we explore a collection of horror stories by Andrea L. Rogers in Man Made Monsters, which follows one Cherokee family over 200 years.
A Powerful Coming-of-Age Story in Angeline Boullay’s Firekeeper’s Daughter
Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley is a thrilling, action-driven mystery rooted around the Ojibwe community on Sugar Island.
Little Badger’s Stunning Genre-Bending Novel: A Snake Falls to Earth
Styled after traditional Lipan Apache storytelling, Darcie Little Badger's "A Snake Falls to Earth" is a stunning and hopeful example of Indigenous futurism.
How I Became a Ghost: A Powerful Story of Choctaw Removal
The first, How I Became a Ghost by Tim Tingle, follows the story of 10-year-old Isaac, a Choctaw boy experiencing Indian Removal.
Hope and Healing in Traci Sorell’s Excellent Book: Powwow Day
Last Friday, we shared Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Nobel Maillard. Today, we are looking at Traci Sorell’s Powwow Day.
Genuine Representation for Little Readers: Fry Bread by Kevin Maillard
Explore two picture books: Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Nobel Maillard and Powwow Day by Traci Sorell.
What We Have Endured by John and Mary Lou Missal and Willie Johns
Welcome back to our Summer Book Series! This week, we are looking What We Have Endured: A Novel of the Seminole Wars by John & Mary Lou Missal and the late Willie Johns.
A Land Remembered by Patrick D. Smith
Welcome to our Summer Book Series 2023! This week, join us to explore the sweeping historical fiction novel A Land Remembered by Patrick D. Smith. The novel heavily features Seminole history and representation throughout the book, and showcases the determination and resilience required to live in a changing Florida.
Summer Reading Book Club
Looking to be a reader this summer? Tune in to our Children’s Book Club! Featuring two books suitable for children of all ages, this book club will center the life and stories of Seminole tribal leader Betty Mae Jumper. Happy Reading!