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Future home of the living god: a novel
Par Louise Erdrich. 2017
The world as we know it is ending. As Cedar Hawk Songmaker goes back to her own biological beginnings, society…
around her begins to disintegrate, fueled by a swelling panic about the end of humanity. Bestseller. 2017.Amish brides
Par Jennifer Beckstrand, Amy Lillard, Molly Jebber. 2017
'The reluctant groom' by Jennifer Beckstrand: Suvie has three marriage proposals--but none from the man she truly loves. No matter…
how lonely widower Aaron Beachy is, he seems determined to stay that way. Now, Suvie will do whatever it takes to change that. 'Joshua's bride' by Molly Jebber: Madeline fears her fiancé's family will never accept her because of her family, but when Maddie adopts her sister's abandoned baby, can she and Joshua find a way to unite their families? 'A summer wedding in paradise' by Amy Lillard: Reba longs to be a bride, and she knows her mischievous nieces just wanted to help when they chose Abel Weaver for her, but he's the last man in the world she'd ever marry. 2017.Hiawatha and the Peacemaker (Recorded Books new reader)
Par Robbie Robertson. 2015
Hiawatha, a Mohawk, is plotting revenge for the murder of his wife and daughters by the evil Onondaga Chief, Tadodaho.…
Then he meets the Great Peacemaker, who enlists his help in bringing the nations together to share his vision of a new way of life marked by peace, love, and unity rather than war, hate, and fear. Includes historical notes. Grades K-3. 2015.Black apple: a novel
Par Joan Crate. 2016
Torn from her home and delivered to St. Mark’s Residential School for Girls by government decree, young Rose Marie (Sinopaki)…
finds herself in an alien universe where nothing of her previous life is tolerated, not even her Blackfoot name. For she has entered into the world of the Sisters of Brotherly Love, an order of nuns dedicated to saving the Indigenous children from damnation. Life under the sharp eye of Mother Grace becomes an endless series of torments, and Rose Marie starts to see shapes in her dreams that warn her of unspoken dangers and mysteries that threaten to engulf her. 2016.Between earth and sky
Par Amanda Skenandore. 2018
One morning in 1906, a newspaper headline catapults Alma Mitchell back to her past. A federal agent is dead, and…
the murder suspect is Alma's childhood friend. Harry--or Asku, as Alma knew him--was the most promising student at the "savage-taming" boarding school run by her father, but she barely recognizes the man Asku has become. Now Alma must revisit the painful secrets she has kept hidden from everyone--especially her lawyer husband, Stewart. 2018.Hidden affections: a novel (Recorded Books inspirational)
Par Delia Parr. 2011
While on her way to a new life, Annabelle Tyler finds herself handcuffed by highwaymen to Harrison Graymoor - Philadelphia's…
most eligible bachelor - and thrust into a marriage neither wants. Before they can annul this sham, however, the newspaper announces their nuptials. As the plot thickens, the unlikely couple desperately tries not to fall in love. 2011.He who dreams (Orca limelights)
Par Melanie Florence. 2017
Juggling soccer, school, friends and family leaves John with little time for anything else. But one day at the local…
community center, following the sound of drums, he stumbles into an Indigenous dance class. Before he knows what's happening, John finds himself stumbling through beginner classes with a bunch of little girls, skipping soccer practice and letting his other responsibilities slide. When he attends a pow wow and witnesses a powerful performance, he realizes that he wants to be a dancer more than anything. But the nearest class for boys is at the Native Cultural Center in the city, and he still hasn't told his family or friends about his new passion. If he wants to dance, he will have to stop hiding. Between the mocking of his teammates and the hostility of the boys in his dance class, John must find a way to balance and embrace both the Irish and Cree sides of his heritage. For junior high readers. 2017.Hawk
Par Jennifer Dance, Allister Thompson. 2016
Hawk, a First Nations teen from northern Alberta, is a cross-country runner. But when Hawk discovers he has leukemia, his…
identity as a star athlete is stripped away, along with his muscles and energy. When he finds an osprey, “a fish hawk,” mired in a pond of toxic residue from the oil sands industry, he sees his life-or-death struggle echoed by the young bird. Slipping in and out of consciousness, Hawk has visions of the osprey and other animals that shared his childhood home: woodland caribou, wolves, and wood buffalo. They are all helpless and vulnerable, their forest and muskeg habitat vanishing. Hawk sees in these tragedies parallels with his own fragile life, and wants to forge a new identity - one that involves standing up for the voiceless creatures that share his world. But he needs to survive long enough to do it. For junior and senior high readers. 2016.I am Algonquin: an Algonquin quest novel (An algonguin Quest Novel Ser. #1)
Par Rick Revelle. 2013
This book paints a vivid picture of the original peoples of North America before the arrival of Europeans. The novel…
follows the story of Mahingan and his family as they live the traditional Algonquin way of life in what is now Ontario in the early 14th century. Junior and Senior High. c2013.For all your life
Par Emilie Baker Loring. 1952
Good for nothing
Par Shelley Tanaka, Michel Noël. 2004
Quebec, 1959. Kicked out of a residential school at 15 and overcome by the pressures of fitting in with a…
foster family in town, Nipishish goes home. He experiences problems with loggers, a mystery surrounding his father's death, adventures with traplines and a reunion with the girl he loves. The young Métis begins to find purpose in his life through the traditions of his Anishnabe heritage and fighting prejudice, the government, and the destruction of his environment. Senior High. 2004, c2000.Heaven round the corner
Par Betty Neels. 1981
As soon as her training is complete, Louisa readily accepts a job which involves going to Norway. But her patient,…
Claudia Savage, does present some problems and her brother, Simon, just doesn't understand how hard the nurse is trying. 1981.Green grass, running water (A marc Jaffe Bk.)
Par Thomas King. 1993
His past false arrest for being a dangerous Indian activist would be funny to Blackfoot Lionel Red Dog if it…
hadn't cost him his government job and turned him into a television salesman. Unbeknownst to Lionel, his professor girlfriend wants to have a baby but not necessarily with him or with her other beau. On top of everything, the appearance of four ancient Indians is about to impact the lives of Lionel and his family and friends. Some strong language. Canada Reads 2004.Frightful's mountain
Par Jean Craighead George. 1999
When Frightful, the peregrine falcon raised by Sam Gribley, returns to the wild, she is not prepared to fend for…
herself. A male peregrine falcon courts her, and gradually Frightful adapts to her natural role. Companion to "My Side of the Mountain" . Grades 5-8. 1999.Coming of the storm (Contact. #1.)
Par W. Michael Gear, Kathleen O'Neal Gear. 2011
This novel launches a series featuring Black Shell, a Chicaza-clan trader, and his struggles with Hernando de Soto, an invader…
intent on spreading Catholicism at the point of his sword. Followed by "Fire the sky". 2011.Fire the sky (Contact. #2.)
Par W. Michael Gear, Kathleen O'Neal Gear. 2011
In 1539, Black Shell, his wife Pearl Hand, and their fellow exiles try to make a stand against the invasion…
of the Kristianos and their leader Hernando de Soto. But de Soto doesn't plan to back down easily. Sequel to "Coming of the storm", followed by "A searing wind". 2011.Fearless warriors
Par Drew Hayden Taylor. 2008
Native playwright Taylor's haunting stories are an assault on stereotypes of all kinds. No quarter is given, nor is it…
taken - Native stereotypes of white culture are as fair game as any other. In "The Boy in the Ditch", the tragedy of the pre-teen gasoline sniffing culture of Davis Inlet is described, while other stories cover life on the Reserve, drinking, and clashes with the government. Some strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some descriptions of violence. 2008.Finders keepers (Sandcastle book)
Par Andrea Spalding. 1995
The discovery of a lance head and the desire to learn more about this mysterious artifact led Danny to adventures…
like sneaking into the museum, dancing at a pow wow and learning a traditional way to hunt buffalo. With the help of a boy from the Peigan Reserve near Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, he begins to understand the history of the Peigan Nation. He also discovers valuable insights about himself and learns different ways to handle his problems at school. Grades 5-8. 1995.Firedancers
Par Jan Bourdeau Waboose, C. J Taylor. 1999
A young Ojibwa girl and her grandmother have taken the motorboat to Smooth Rock Island many times before, but never…
at night. Filled with a strange feeling and sensing the presence of others although she sees no one else, the young girl listens as Noko, her grandmother, tells of coming to the island for ceremonial dances. Listening for the sound of moccasins and trying to be brave, the granddaughter finally sees ancestors dancing in the fire's smoke. Grades 2-4. c1999.Daughter of strangers
Par Marjory Gordon. 2001
Amy goes on an archaeological dig with her adoptive father on the Thelon River in the Northwest Territories. A teenager…
of mixed ancestry with a white adoptive father, Amy knows nothing about the customs of her tribe and the skills she needs for survival. With help from her grandmother, she discovers what life would have been like for her among the Dene people who lived there 1600 years ago. Some descriptions of violence. For senior high readers. 2001.