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National American Indian Heritage Month
GRADES K-3
A LIBRARY FOR JUANA: THE WORLD OF SOR JUANA INÉS by Pat Mora; Illustrated By Beatriz Vidal
BUFFALO BEFORE BREAKFAST (Magic Tree House #18) by Mary Pope Osborne; illustrated by Sal Murdocca
THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS adapted by Les Martin; illustrated by Shannon Stirnweis
A MARE FOR YOUNG WOLF by Janice Shefelman; illustrated by Tom Shefelman
NEXT SPRING AN ORIOLE by Gloria Whelan; illustrated by Pamela Johnson
NIGHT OF THE FULL MOON by Gloria Whelan; illustrated by Leslie Bowman
RAINBOW CROW by Retold by Nancy Van Laan; illustrated by Beatriz Vidal
SHADOW OF THE WOLF by Gloria Whelan; illustrated by Tony Meers
THE STORY OF SACAJAWEA: Guide to Lewis and Clark by Della Rowland; illustrated by Richard Leonard
THE TRAIL OF TEARS by Joseph Bruchac; illustrated by Diana Manuson
YOUNG WOLF AND SPIRIT HORSE by Janice Shefelman; illustrated by Tom Shefelman

GRADES 4-5
CALICO CAPTIVE by Elizabeth George Speare
ECHOHAWK by Lynda Durrant
I AM REGINA by Sallly M. Keehn
I AM THE ICE WORM by Mary Ann Easley
ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS by Scott O'Dell
A LITTLE BIT DEAD by Chap Reaver
MOON OF TWO DARK HORSES by Sally M. Keehn
THE SIGN OF THE BEAVER by Elizabeth George Speare
SING DOWN THE MOON by Scott O'Dell
SOFT RAIN: A Story of the Cherokee Trail of Tears by Cornelia Cornelissen
THE STORY OF SACAJAWEA: Guide to Lewis and Clark by Della Rowland; illustrated by Richard Leonard
THUNDER ROLLING IN THE MOUNTAINS by Scott O'Dell & Elizabeth Hall
TO WALK THE SKY PATH by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor; illustrated by Alan Daniel
TROUBLE'S DAUGHTER: The Story of Susanna Hutchinson, Indian Captive by Katherine Kirkpatrick
ZIA by Scott O'Dell

GRADES 6-8
THE BEADED MOCCASINS: The Story of Mary Campbell by Lynda Durrant
BONE DANCE by Martha Brooks
CANYONS by Gary Paulsen
CHEROKEE SISTER by Debbie Dadey
ISHI, LAST OF HIS TRIBE by Theodora Kroeber; illustrated by Ruth Robbins
ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS by Scott O'Dell
JOIN IN: Multiethnic Short Stories by Outstanding Writers for Young Adults by Edited by Donald R. Gallo
THE LAST SNAKE RUNNER by Kimberly Griffiths Little
MUSIC FROM A PLACE CALLED HALF MOON by Jerrie Oughton
THE NIGHT THE WHITE DEER DIED by Gary Paulsen
SING DOWN THE MOON by Scott O'Dell
THE SPIRIT WINDOW by Joyce Sweeney
ZIA by Scott O'Dell
THE RANSOM OF MERCY CARTER by Caroline B. Cooney
THE YEAR OF MY INDIAN PRINCE by Ella Thorp Ellis




VETERANS DAY (November 11)
GRADES K-3
CIVIL WAR ON SUNDAY (Magic Tree House #21) by Mary Pope Osborne; illustrated by Sal Murdocca
REVOLUTIONARY WAR ON WEDNESDAY (Magic Tree House #21) by Mary Pope Osborne; illustrated by Sal Murdocca
THEY CALLED HER MOLLY PITCHER by Anne Rockwell; Illustrated By Cynthia Von Buhler
THE TRAIL OF TEARS by Joseph Bruchac; illustrated by Diana Magnuson
A WALL OF NAMES: THE STORY OF THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL by Paul Wenzel

GRADES 4-5
AND ONE FOR ALL by Theresa Nelson
BASHER FIVE-TWO: THE TRUE STORY OF F-16 FIGHTER PILOT CAPTAIN SCOTT O'GRADY by Captain Scott O'Grady with Michael French
GOODBYE, VIETNAM by Gloria Whelan
I AM AN AMERICAN by Jerry Stanley
JOHNNY TREMAIN by Esther Forbes; illustrated by Lynd Ward
ROSIE THE RIVETER by Penny Colman
V IS FOR VICTORY by Kathleen Krull
WITH EVERY DROP OF BLOOD: A NOVEL OF THE CIVIL WAR by James Lincoln Collier & Christopher Collier

GRADES 6-8

ANNE FRANK IN THE WORLD Created by The Anne Frank House
BECOMING MARY MEHAN by Jennifer Armstrong
CAPTAIN'S COMMAND by Anna Myers
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS: HEROES OF IWO JIMA by James Bradley with Ron Powers; adapted for young people by Michael French
HEROES by Robert Cormier
IN MY HANDS: MEMORIES OF A HOLOCAUST RESCUER By Irene Opdyke With Jennifer Armstrong
LORD OF THE NUTCRACKER MEN by Iain Lawrence
SHATTERED: STORIES OF CHILDREN AND WAR by Edited by Jennifer Armstrong
SOLDIER MOM by Alice Mead
SOLDIER'S HEART by Gary Paulsen
WHERE THE ACTION WAS: WOMEN WAR CORRESPONDENTS IN WORLD WAR II by Penny Colman

THANKSGIVING (November 22)
GRADES K-3
THE CANDY CORN CONTEST #3 by Patricia Reilly Giff; illustrated by Blanche Sims
THE FIRST THANKSGIVING by Linda Hayward; illustrated by James Hayward
PEANUT-BUTTER PILGRIMS #16 by Judy Delton
SAMMY KEYS AND THE SISTERS OF MERCY by Wendelin Van Draanen
TURKEY TROUBLE #4 by Patricia Reilly Giff; illustrated by Blanche Sims

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