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1) Rez dogs
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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"Twelve-year-old Malian lives with her grandparents on a Wabanaki reservation during the COVID-19 pandemic"--
2) Rez Dog
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Language
English
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When Ryder Dane and Travis Jackson end up in a fight in their school lunchroom, the juvenile judge sentences them to community service at a local dog retreat. There, Lakota dog handler Chade Long Soldier introduces the two boys to his guest of honor, a legendary Narco dog named Rocket. In the days leading up to the pit bull's retirement ceremony, Ryder and Travis bond with the dog. As payback for the millions of dollars Rocket alerted to during his...
3) Zoug-Rez Dog
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Language
English
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The Native American symbolization of the dog is noble, faithful, loyal, teaching, protection, and guidance. This is a very special story, a true story, about a puppy that had a heart much bigger than that of any person I have ever known and had taught our family a very important lesson about unconditional love and friendship.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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"A groundbreaking Indigenous anthology for young people . . . A joyful invitation to celebrate the circle of ancestors together." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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.
Native families from Nations across...
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.
Native families from Nations across...
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Language
English
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Can a dog turn into a vampire if it bites a vampire?
Loyal Rez dog Gertrude saves her human Doreen from becoming a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Woman statistic.
Doreen starts to think her neighbor was more than a creep, when Gertrude develops an allergy to sunlight and starts to crave raw meat, the bloodier the better.
Will she have to put her loyal companion down?
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
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.
Native families from Nations across the continent gather at the Dance for Mother Earth Powwow in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
In a high school gym full of color and song, people dance, sell beadwork and books, and celebrate friendship...
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Language
English
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"Readers are invited to witness first hand Dumant family life on the Okanese First Nation. Beyond the stereotypes and clichés of Rez dogs, drinking, and bingos, the story of a girl who loved to read begins to unfold. It is her hopes, dreams, and indomitable humour that lay bear [sic] the beauty and love within her family. It is her unerring eye that reveals the great bond of family expressed in the actions and affections of her sisters, aunties,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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This book describes tooth traditions in many places around the world, such as celebrating losing a baby tooth, a tooth fairy collecting baby teeth, The Mouse Přez, the white tooth of the gazelle, and wearing human teeth for good luck.