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Hatchet

Paulsen, Gary.


"A Richard Jackson Book." Elem. School Library Collection Wilson's High School Catalog Wilson's Junior High School After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce.
Date Published:1987

Homer Price

McCloskey, Robert, 1914-


Elem. School Library Collection. School Library Journal Starred. Wilson's Children. Homer Price gets involved in amusing adventures in the town of Centerburg.
Date Published:1971

Can you hear the plants speak

Hummingbird, Nicholas,


Our people believe spirit lives in everything. Mountain, river, wind, tree. Come, take a walk with me. What do we learn from plants when we listen to them speaking? Indigenous plantsman Nicholas Hummingbird calls on the legacy of his great-grandparents to remember how one drop of rain, one seed, one plant can renew a cycle of hope and connection-for him and for each of us.
Date Published:2024

What Your Ribbon Skirt Means To Me : Deb Haaland's Historic Inauguration /

Bunten, Alexis,


"A picture book homage to community and contemporary Native pride-intimately set in the comfort of an urban Native community center that is celebrating the inauguration of Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Interior on March 18, 2021"--
Date Published:2023

National Geographic Kids: magazine : the tigers who changed their stripes.


The tigers who changed their stripes. Strange places. Shipwrecked. Time machine. 10 cool things about summer.
Date Published:2026

Autumn peltier, water warrior

Lindstrom, Carole, 1964-,


Brodart Bibz On-Order Record. Publisher Annotation: From New York Times bestselling picture book author Carole Lindstrom and illustrator Bridget George comes Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior, an inspiring picture book biography about two Indigenous Rights Activists, Josephine Mandamin and Autumn Peltier. 40pp.
Date Published:2023

Berry song

Goade, Michaela,


As a young Tlingit girl collects wild berries over the seasons, she sings with her Grandmother as she learns to speak to the land and listen when the land speaks back.
Date Published:2022

Esperanza rising

Ryan, Pam Muñoz.


5th grade reserve lit set. Book Report, January 2001. Booklist, March 2001. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), December 2000. Horn Book, January 2001. Kirkus Review, October 2000. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2001. Publisher's Weekly, October 2000. Riverbank Review, March 2001. School Library Journal Starred, October 2000. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2000. When tragedy forces Esperanza and her mother to flee to California they must cope with the change from wealth to poverty and prejudice in the midst of the Great Depression.
Date Published:2000

5th grade reserve lit set. Book Report, January 2001. Booklist, March 2001. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), December 2000. Horn Book, January 2001. Kirkus Review, October 2000. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2001. Publisher's Weekly, October 2000. Riverbank Review, March 2001. School Library Journal Starred, October 2000. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2000. When tragedy forces Esperanza and her mother to flee to California they must cope with the change from wealth to poverty and prejudice in the midst of the Great Depression.

Date Published:2000

My powerful hair

Lindstrom, Carole, 1964-,


After generations of short hair in her family, a little girl celebrates growing her hair long to connect to her culture and honor the strength and resilience of those who came before her.
Date Published:2023

The first rule of punk

Perez, Celia C., 1972-


Horn book, July 2017. School library journal starred, June 2017. Kirkus starred, June 15, 2017. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, September 2017. Booklist, September 15, 2017. Horn book guide, Wilson Children's core collection. Twelve-year-old Maria Luisa moves from Florida to Chicago with her mom and assembles a group of misfits at school into a band.
Date Published:2017

Be a good ancestor

Prince, Leona,


Rooted in Indigenous teachings, this stunning picture book encourages readers of all ages to consider the ways in which they live in connection to the world around them and to think deeply about their behaviors. Addressing environmental issues, animal welfare, self-esteem and self-respect, and the importance of community, the authors deliver a poignant and universal message in an accessible way: Be a good ancestor to the world around you. Thought-provoking stanzas offer a call to action for each one of us to consider how we affect future generations. Every decision we make ripples out, and we can affect the world around us by thinking deeply about those decisions.
Date Published:2022

Rooted in Indigenous teachings, this stunning picture book encourages readers of all ages to consider the ways in which they live in connection to the world around them and to think deeply about their behaviors. Addressing environmental issues, animal welfare, self-esteem and self-respect, and the importance of community, the authors deliver a poignant and universal message in an accessible way: Be a good ancestor to the world around you. Thought-provoking stanzas offer a call to action for each one of us to consider how we affect future generations. Every decision we make ripples out, and we can affect the world around us by thinking deeply about those decisions.

Date Published:2022

When the Mission Bells Rang

Scott, Judith


"When the Mission Bells Rang" is an imagined tale in picture book form that presents an Indigenous perspective about the California Mission Era. Written by Cherokee author Judith Scott, in conjunction with the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, this engaging story envisions how animals and the Amah Mutsun people tried to foil the ringing of the mission bells. Presented in a powerful format that utilizes the Amah Mutsun language, and contains historically accurate endnotes, the story captures themes of community, agency and empowerment. Although the California Mission era has been romanticized, it was a time of disruption and enslavement. This developmentally appropriate book is an excellent resource for introducing students of all ages to ideas of Indigenous resistance and resilience. In creating this book, Dr. Scott adds a new and needed voice in telling the history of California and the westward movement across the United States." (Amazon).
Date Published:2021

"When the Mission Bells Rang" is an imagined tale in picture book form that presents an Indigenous perspective about the California Mission Era. Written by Cherokee author Judith Scott, in conjunction with the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, this engaging story envisions how animals and the Amah Mutsun people tried to foil the ringing of the mission bells. Presented in a powerful format that utilizes the Amah Mutsun language, and contains historically accurate endnotes, the story captures themes of community, agency and empowerment. Although the California Mission era has been romanticized, it was a time of disruption and enslavement. This developmentally appropriate book is an excellent resource for introducing students of all ages to ideas of Indigenous resistance and resilience. In creating this book, Dr. Scott adds a new and needed voice in telling the history of California and the westward movement across the United States." (Amazon).

Date Published:2021

Crown : an ode to the fresh cut /

Barnes, Derrick D.,


"A Denene Millner Book." Celebrates the magnificent feeling that comes from walking out of a barber shop with newly-cut hair.
Date Published:2017

Ghost boys : the graphic novel /

Rhodes, Jewell Parker,


After being fatally shot by a police officer who mistook his toy gun for a real threat, twelve-year-old Jerome navigates the afterlife alongside the ghost of Emmett Till, confronting historical racism, his family's grief, and the moral struggle of the officer's daughter.
Date Published:2025

Land of broken promises

Kuo, Jane,


Taiwanese immigrant Anna and her family make a shocking discovery that puts their American dreams at risk in this searing companion to In the Beautiful Country.
Date Published:2023

The birchbark house

Erdrich, Louise.


Map on endpapers. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2000 School Library Journal, May 1999 Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2000 Pub Weekly, May 1999 New York Times, July 1999 Horn Book, May 1999 Bulletin (Center for Children's books), July 1999 Kirkus Review, May 1999 Multicultural Review, June 2000 Riverbank Review, June 1999 Omakayas, a seven-year-old Native American girl of the Ojibwa tribe, lives through the joys of summer and the perils of winter on an island in Lake Superior in 1847.
Date Published:1999

Map on endpapers. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2000 School Library Journal, May 1999 Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2000 Pub Weekly, May 1999 New York Times, July 1999 Horn Book, May 1999 Bulletin (Center for Children's books), July 1999 Kirkus Review, May 1999 Multicultural Review, June 2000 Riverbank Review, June 1999 Omakayas, a seven-year-old Native American girl of the Ojibwa tribe, lives through the joys of summer and the perils of winter on an island in Lake Superior in 1847.

Date Published:1999

Ruby lost and found

Li, Christina,


CYRM nominee 2026-2027. "Thanks to her Ye-Ye's epic scavenger hunts, thirteen-year-old Ruby Chu knows San Francisco like the back of her hand. But after his death, she feels lost, and it seems like everyone--from her best friends to her older sister--is abandoning her. After Ruby gets in major trouble at school, her parents decide she has to spend the summer at a local senior center, with her grandmother, Nai-Nai, and Nai-Nai's friends for company. When a new boy from Ruby's grade, Liam Yeung, starts showing up too, Ruby's humiliation is complete. But Nai-Nai, her friends, and Liam all surprise Ruby. She finds herself working with Liam, who might not be as annoying as he seems, to help save a historic Chinatown bakery that's being priced out of the neighborhood. And alongside Nai-Nai, who is keeping a secret that threatens to change everything, Ruby retraces Ye-Ye's scavenger hunt maps in an attempt to find a way out of her grief--and maybe even find herself.
Date Published:2023

CYRM nominee 2026-2027. "Thanks to her Ye-Ye's epic scavenger hunts, thirteen-year-old Ruby Chu knows San Francisco like the back of her hand. But after his death, she feels lost, and it seems like everyone--from her best friends to her older sister--is abandoning her. After Ruby gets in major trouble at school, her parents decide she has to spend the summer at a local senior center, with her grandmother, Nai-Nai, and Nai-Nai's friends for company. When a new boy from Ruby's grade, Liam Yeung, starts showing up too, Ruby's humiliation is complete. But Nai-Nai, her friends, and Liam all surprise Ruby. She finds herself working with Liam, who might not be as annoying as he seems, to help save a historic Chinatown bakery that's being priced out of the neighborhood. And alongside Nai-Nai, who is keeping a secret that threatens to change everything, Ruby retraces Ye-Ye's scavenger hunt maps in an attempt to find a way out of her grief--and maybe even find herself.

Date Published:2023

The complete practical encyclopedia of bonsai

Norman, Ken


Bonsai, an ancient tradition with its origins in China, is a fascinating 'living art' that captures the beauty and strength of trees and shrubs in miniature. Developed as a fine art form in Japan, it inspires and intrigues gardeners the world over.
Date Published:2011

The Young Elites

Lu, Marie, 1984-


School Library Journal, September 2014. Booklist starred, September 2014. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, December 2014. Pub Weekly, August 2014. Kirkus Starred, September 2014. New York Times, November 2014. Horn Book, April 2015. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2014. Adelina Amouteru survived the blood fever, a deadly illness that killed many, but left others with strange markings and supernatural powers. Cast out by her family, Adelina joins the secret society of the Young Elites and discovers her own dangerous abilities.
Date Published:2014

School Library Journal, September 2014. Booklist starred, September 2014. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, December 2014. Pub Weekly, August 2014. Kirkus Starred, September 2014. New York Times, November 2014. Horn Book, April 2015. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2014. Adelina Amouteru survived the blood fever, a deadly illness that killed many, but left others with strange markings and supernatural powers. Cast out by her family, Adelina joins the secret society of the Young Elites and discovers her own dangerous abilities.

Date Published:2014

Wings of fire 3 : the hidden kingdom, graphic novel.

Deutsch, Barry.


v. number and part title from front cover. Based on: The lost heir by Tui T. Sutherland. Tsunami, heir to the SeaWing throne, is returning home for the first time since she was stolen as an egg, her mother, Queen Coral, welcomes her, but a mysterious assassin has been killing off her heirs for years.
Date Published:2019