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Buffalo Is the New Buffalo
Par Chelsea Vowel. 2022
Powerful stories of "Metis futurism" that envision a world without violence, capitalism, or colonization. "Education is the new buffalo" is…
a metaphor widely used among Indigenous peoples in Canada to signify the importance of education to their survival and ability to support themselves, as once Plains nations supported themselves as buffalo peoples. The assumption is that many of the pre-Contact ways of living are forever gone, so adaptation is necessary. But Chelsea Vowel asks, "Instead of accepting that the buffalo, and our ancestral ways, will never come back, what if we simply ensure that they do?" Inspired by classic and contemporary speculative fiction, Buffalo Is the New Buffalo explores science fiction tropes through a Metis lens: a Two-Spirit rougarou (shapeshifter) in the nineteenth century tries to solve a murder in her community and joins the nehiyaw-pwat (Iron Confederacy) in order to successfully stop Canadian colonial expansion into the West. A Metis man is gored by a radioactive bison, gaining super strength, but losing the ability to be remembered by anyone not related to him by blood. Nanites babble to babies in Cree, virtual reality teaches transformation, foxes take human form and wreak havoc on hearts, buffalo roam free, and beings grapple with the thorny problem of healing from colonialism. Indigenous futurisms seek to discover the impact of colonization, remove its psychological baggage, and recover ancestral traditions. These eight short stories of "Metis futurism" explore Indigenous existence and resistance through the specific lens of being Metis. Expansive and eye-opening, Buffalo Is the New Buffalo rewrites our shared history in provocative and exciting ways.The invisible Fran (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist Ser. #Bk. 3)
Par Jim Benton. 2004
Franny drinks a potion to make herself invisible so she can persuade her clueless classmates to work on her robot.…
The students become so involved that they sneak into school at night to finish the job and unintentionally send the robot on a rampage. For grades 2-4. 2004Snowboard champ (Matt Christopher)
Par Matt Christopher. 2004
Thirteen-year-old Matt looks forward to improving his snowboarding skills while he lives with his uncle in Dragon Valley. But eighth-grade…
snowboard star and class bully Riley starts a smear campaign that almost gets Matt arrested. For grades 5-8. 2004Catching waves (Matt Christopher)
Par Stephanie True Peters. 2006
Fourteen-year-old Kai Ford loves surfing in Southern California and respects the ocean's power. But he hasn't learned to respect people's…
privacy. Kai's curiosity about a former surfing star's identity conflicts with the star's desire to keep her background secret. For grades 4-7. 2006Trading places with Tank Talbott
Par Dori Hillestad Butler. 2003
Jason, who would rather work on his horror movie screenplay than learn to swim, finds an unlikely ally in Tank,…
the class bully, who is forced to take ballroom dance lessons. Soon a plan to switch places is put into action. For grades 4-7. 2003Lacrosse face-off
Par Stephanie True Peters. 2006
Sixth-grader Garry Wallis is embarrassed that his nonathletic, overweight brother Todd has joined his lacrosse team. When popular player Michael…
Donofrio starts picking on Todd, Garry is reluctant to defend his older sibling. For grades 4-7. 2006Yikes! Bikes! (Ready, Freddy!)
Par Abby Klein. 2006
Freddy's class is riding in a bike-a-thon to raise money for a pet shelter. Freddy bets Max, the class bully,…
that he'll ride more laps than him. But Freddy doesn't know how to ride a two-wheeler--and the race is only two weeks away. For grades 2-4. 2006Mr. Docker is off his rocker! (My Weird School Ser. #10)
Par Dan Gutman. 2006
Mr. Docker, a new science teacher, is a crazy inventor who blows things up and uses potatoes for power. He…
has A.J. and his friends wondering whether science is for nerds or is the coolest subject ever. For grades 2-4. 2006Attack of the 50-ft. Cupid (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist Ser. #2)
Par Jim Benton. 2004
It's almost Valentine's Day. Franny's new lab assistant Igor, a dog of many breeds, accidentally brings to life a picture…
of Cupid and then enlarges Cupid to gigantic proportions. Now Franny has to deal with the problem. For grades 2-4. 2004Scrambled eggs at midnight
Par Brad Barkley, Heather Hepler. 2006
Calliope travels around the country with her nomadic, jewelry-making mother, while Eliot lives at a North Carolina Christian fat farm…
run by his born-again father. The two fifteen-year-olds meet and fall in love as they struggle to grow up. For senior high readers. 2006Heir apparent
Par Vivian Vande Velde. 2002
While playing a total immersion virtual reality game full of medieval kings and intrigue, fourteen-year-old Giannine learns that demonstrators protesting…
such pastimes have damaged the equipment she's connected to. She must win the game quickly or face brain damage. For grades 6-9. 2002Skateboard renegade
Par Paul Mantell. 2000
Zach Halper decides to bleach and spike his hair to please his skateboarder friends--a move that might not go over…
well at the exclusive private school where he will start seventh grade. He also can't afford it, but his nine-year-old sister has saved lots of money. For grades 4-7. 2000Dive right in (Matt Christopher Sports Fiction Ser.)
Par Robert Hirschfeld. 2002
Gymnastics has always been the most important thing in twelve-year-old Traci Winchell's life. Then her coach warns that she risks…
serious injury to her knees and should change sports. Traci takes up the challenge and begins training to be a diver. For grades 4-7. 2002Nick and Norah's infinite playlist
Par Rachel Cohn. 2006
Strangers Nick and Norah meet at a punk-rock club and experience a night of adventure. Nick, a musician, has just…
had a painful breakup with his girlfriend, and brokenhearted Norah also needs reassurance. The two romp through Manhattan and fall in love. Strong language. For senior high readers. 2006Accidents of nature
Par Harriet McBryde Johnson. 2006
North Carolina, 1970. Seventeen-year-old Jean, who has cerebral palsy, attends Camp Courage, where for the first time she meets other…
teens with disabilities. Her radical, new friend Sara directs an anti-telethon skit and changes Jean's perceptions of the normal world. Some descriptions of sex. For senior high readers. 2006Keturah and Lord Death
Par Martine Leavitt. 2006
When sixteen-year-old Keturah follows a hart into Lord Temsland's forest she becomes lost. Eventually Lord Death comes to claim her,…
but because she is able to charm him with her story, he gives her a twenty-four-hour reprieve to find her true love. For senior high readers. 2006The prophet of Yonwood: The Third Book of Ember (Books of Ember #Bk. 3)
Par Jeanne DuPrau. 2006
Yonwood, North Carolina. Eleven-year-old Nickie figures out how to identify both good and evil when she witnesses the townspeople's reactions…
to the apocalyptic visions of their neighbor, Althea Tower. Prequel to City of Ember (RC 59907) and People of Sparks (DB 60098). For grades 5-8. 2006Inline skater (Matt Christopher Ser.)
Par Robert Hirschfeld. 2001
Twelve-year-old Cris enjoys stunt skating with his best friend, Max, but he would like to learn roller hockey, a team…
sport that Max makes fun of. Cris worries that Max won't be his friend if he goes out for the hockey team. For grades 4-7. 2001The Fran that time forgot (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist Ser. #4)
Par Jim Benton. 2005
When her embarrassing middle name is revealed at the school science fair, mad scientist Franny K. Stein goes back in…
time to change the name. Unfortunately, Franny's experiment does not go as planned. For grades 2-4. 2005Girl, going on 17, pants on fire: Pants On Fire (Girl, 15 Ser.)
Par Sue Limb. 2006
Following a fabulous summer in Girl, (nearly) 16, Absolute Torture (BR 16444), Fred dumps Jess the day before school starts.…
Jess renews her friendship with football player Ben and is harassed by a new teacher and embarrassed by her mother dating a younger man. For senior high readers. 2006