Collection Highlights: November 2022
Contributed by Jordan Wohlfort, Collection Development Librarian
November 2022
November is Native American Heritage Month. Here’s a few recent titles from Native voices.
The Sentence, by Louise Erdrich
BR 24020 ; DB 105798
After her release from prison, Tookie takes a job at a Minneapolis bookstore. The store is haunted by the ghost of Flora, a former customer who had a habit of claiming to have Native American heritage. Tookie must solve the mystery of this haunting while Minneapolis endures a year of upheaval.
The Seed Keeper, by Diane Wilson
DB 105284
Rosalie Iron Wing grew up in the woods with her father, Ray, who told her stories of the natural world and the origins of the Dakota people. When he disappeared, Rosalie went into foster care. Years later, she returns home to the family cabin and remembers her father's teachings.
A Snake Falls to Earth, by Darcie Little Badger
DB 106018
Nina, a Lipan Apache, lives in the real world and still believes in the old stories. Oli, a cottonmouth snake boy, lives in the Reflecting World. But a catastrophic event on Earth, and a strange sickness that befalls Oli's best friend, drive their worlds together in ways they haven't been in centuries.
November is Native American Heritage Month. Here’s a few recent titles from Native voices.
The Sentence, by Louise Erdrich
BR 24020 ; DB 105798
After her release from prison, Tookie takes a job at a Minneapolis bookstore. The store is haunted by the ghost of Flora, a former customer who had a habit of claiming to have Native American heritage. Tookie must solve the mystery of this haunting while Minneapolis endures a year of upheaval.
The Seed Keeper, by Diane Wilson
DB 105284
Rosalie Iron Wing grew up in the woods with her father, Ray, who told her stories of the natural world and the origins of the Dakota people. When he disappeared, Rosalie went into foster care. Years later, she returns home to the family cabin and remembers her father's teachings.
A Snake Falls to Earth, by Darcie Little Badger
DB 106018
Nina, a Lipan Apache, lives in the real world and still believes in the old stories. Oli, a cottonmouth snake boy, lives in the Reflecting World. But a catastrophic event on Earth, and a strange sickness that befalls Oli's best friend, drive their worlds together in ways they haven't been in centuries.
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