American Indian Youth Literature Award

American Indian Youth Literature Award

This award, established in 2006, is given by the American Indian Library Association to identify and honor
the very best writing and illustrations by and about American Indians.

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Call numbers for the Duluth Public Library are in ( )

2010:
Picture Book Category:
A COYOTE SOLSTICE TALE by Thomas King, ill. by Gary Clement

Middle School Category:
MEET CHRISTOPHER: AN OSAGE INDIAN BOY FROM OKLAHOMA by Genevieve Simermeyer

Young Adult Category:
BETWEEN THE DEEP BLUE SEA AND ME by Lurline Wailana McGregor

2008:
Picture Book Category:
Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship and Freedom by Tim Tingle, ill. by Jeanne Rorex Bridge ( j )

Middle School Category:
Counting Coup: Becoming a Crow Chief on the Reservation and Beyond by Joseph Medicine Crow (j970.2 M468AAc)

Young Adult Category:
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie
(YA Fic Alexie)

2006:
Picture Book Category:
Beaver Steals Fire: A Salish Coyote Story illustrated by Sam Sandoval
(j398.2 Beaver)

Middle School Category:
The Birchbark House
by Louise Erdrich
(Juv Fic Erdrich)

Young Adult Category:
Hidden Roots
by Joseph Bruchac
(Juv Fic Bruchac)

1/26/10 Duluth Public Library, 520 W. Superior St., Duluth, MN 55802

1/26/10
Duluth Public Library, 520 W. Superior St., Duluth, MN 55802