Lists and Suggestions for Teens
List: Indigenous Voices in YA Fiction and Nonfiction
Elatsoe
Little Badger, Darcie, 1987- author.
"Imagine an America very similar to our own. It's got homework, best friends, and pistach... More
#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women
Leatherdale, Mary Beth, editor.
"Whether looking back to a troubled past or welcoming a hopeful future, the powerful voices of... More
Firekeeper's Daughter
Boulley, Angeline, author.
Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in, either in her hometown or on the nearby Ojibwe reservation.... More
Hearts Unbroken
Smith, Cynthia Leitich, author.
When Louise Wolfe's boyfriend mocks and disrespects Native people in front of her, she breaks ... More
Fire Song
Jones, Adam Garnet, author.
How can Shane reconcile his feelings for David with his desire for a better life? Shane is still re... More
He Who Dreams
Florence, Melanie, author.
When John discovers dancing, he finds himself facing ridicule from his soccer teammates and hostili... More
This Place: 150 Years Retold
Akiwenzie-Damm, Kateri, 1965- author.
Explore the past 150 years through the eyes of Indigenous creators in this groundbreaking graphic n... More
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People
Mendoza, Jean, author.
Going beyond the story of America as a country "discovered" by a few brave men in the &qu... More
Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians but Were Afraid to Ask
Treuer, Anton.
From the acclaimed Ojibwe author and professor Anton Treuer comes an essential book of questions an... More
Found
Bruchac, Joseph, 1942- author.
A teenage survival expert finds all his skills tested as he's pursued through the Canadian wil... More
Apple: Skin to the Core: A Memoir in Words and Pictures
Gansworth, Eric, 1965- author, illustrator.
The term "Apple" is a slur in Native communities across the country. It's for someon... More
Trickster: Native American Tales: A Graphic Collection
Dembicki, Matt.
Collects over twenty trickster stories, in graphic novel format, from various Native American tradi... More
If I Ever Get Out of Here: A Novel with Paintings
Gansworth, Eric. 1965-
Seventh-grader Lewis "Shoe" Blake from the Tuscarora Reservation has a new friend, George... More
Code Talker: A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two
Bruchac, Joseph, 1942- author.
After being taught in a boarding school run by whites that Navajo is a useless language, Ned Begay ... More
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Alexie, Sherman, 1966-
Budding cartoonist Junior leaves his troubled school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an... More
