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English
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A searing, deeply moving memoir about family, love, loss and forgiveness from the critically acclaimed author of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian. Family relationships are never simple. But Sherman Alexie's bond with his mother, Lillian, was more complex than most. She plunged her family into chaos with a drinking habit but shed her addiction when it was on the brink of costing her everything. She survived a violent past but created...
2) Sacagawea
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story of Sacagawea seems like a legend, but it's true. Sacagawea married and had a baby; when her son was two months old, she went with Lewis and Clark on their expedition.
Sumario en español: El relato de Sacagawea puede parecer una leyenda, pero es una historia real. Sacagawea se casó y tuvo un bebé, cuando su hijo tenía dos meses de edad, se fue con Lewis y Clark en un viaje de descubimientos.
3) Crazy Horse
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
A biography which looks back across more than 120 years at the life and death of the great Sioux warrior Crazy Horse, who became a reluctant leader at the battle of Little Big Horn and remains a mythic figure in American history.
4) Jim Thorpe
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Series
Publisher
Raintree Publishers
Pub. Date
[1990]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Examines the life of the American Indian who earned fame as oneof the nation's greatest all-around athletes.
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Series
Publisher
Bluewood Books
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Learn all about the fascinating lives and tremendous impact of 100 extraordinary Native Americans with this fact-filled biography collection for kids.
Educational and engaging, 100 Native Americans Who Shaped American History features:
• Simple, easy-to-read text that has been freshly updated and now includes brand-new additions of John Herrington and Deb Haaland
• Illustrated portraits of each figure
• Fascinating facts about famous and lesser-known...
11) Indian chiefs
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
[1972]
Language
English
Description
Biographies of thirteen American Indian leaders who tried to halt the gradual destruction of their people.
18) Native Americans
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English