Welcome to Litsy!

A touching middle grade story based on the author's family history of being “terminated“ by the U.S. Government--their reservation land stolen and tribal rolls disavowed. There were some positive aspects for the family's standard of living, but the narrator, Regina, struggles to hold onto her identity amidst ignorance and prejudice.

This is also a book published posthumously, as the author sadly died before its completion.

#URC #BookSpinBingo

HF based on the life of Charlene Willing McManis, of the Umpqua tribe in the forests of Oregon. Some ridiculous federal govt/BIA law ‘relocated‘ them to LosAngeles in the 1950s, to low rent rundown houses with postage stamp yards - told them they were no longer Indians. Charlene died of cancer before the manuscript was completed; Traci Sorrell finished it for her.
#Pantone2023
#OutstandingOctoberReadathon Day8
#RushAThon Day 21

This narnia-like tale has a great storyline and wonderful characters. I will definitely recommend this one.

In the mid 1500s, Alis and her parents make the long journey from England to Virginia - immediately there are conflicts with the Roanoke community, of which young Kimi is a member. The 2 girls form a sweet (secret) friendship, and despite their different backgrounds and languages, they learn to communicate with each other. The ending is a lovely surprise too.

#Pantone2023
#20in4Readathon Day 1

Fantasy, talking animals – definitely not my thing. At first, I really did not like Morgan (sulky, complaining teenagers), but I would have been happier with a story in the real world. I listened to the audio and tuned out much of the other world stuff. I had a gist of some of what was going on, but it just wasn‘t that interesting to me. And… talking animals. No.

Really enjoyed this collection of teachings from Native American leaders. Now I‘m hungry for a comprehensive historical account of native Americans - can anyone recommend?

#Pantone2023 @Clwojick
#20in4Readathon Day1 @Andrew65

For what it is- YAL written for a younger set it‘s really quite good; introducing vocabulary as well as customs in a magical Narnia-esque adventure- for the grade six student in me it hit all the right notes! As an adult reader I could appreciate but was reminded that YAL drags out endings to be sure to satisfy- the last 20 pages drag on a bit too much…

This was a fairly short #YA book, and although it was ok, I never felt compelled to keep listening. Rain deals with a lot of loss and considers how she connects to her own Native American heritage. #Kansas

This is an updated edition of a book originally published in 2001.

* I received the #audiobook through the Libro.fm Educator #ALC program. #Librofm
Audio duration: 3 hours 43 minutes

Excellent YA book with indigenous and asexual representation of a MC. I loved Jen Ferguson's letter to readers and list of things about this book at the start. Well done and fabulous debut novel.