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1) Fancy pants
Author
Series
Jo Jo volume 2
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Filled with lots of glitter, raised pinkies, and humorous misunderstandings, this second book in the Jo Jo Makoons series-written by Dawn Quigley and illustrated by Tara Audibert-is filled with the joy of a young Ojibwe girl discovering her very own special shine from the inside out. First grader Jo Jo Makoons knows how to do a lot of things, like how to play jump rope, how to hide her peas in her milk, and how to be helpful in her classroom. But...
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
The unsolved murder of a farm family haunts the small, white, off-reservation town of Pluto, North Dakota. The vengeance exacted for this crime and the subsequent distortions of truth transform the lives of Ojibwe living on the nearby reservation and shape the passions of both communities for the next generation.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A snowmelt has sent floodwaters down to the fields of the Red River Valley, dragging the body of an unidentified Native woman into the town of Ada. The only evidence the medical examiner recovers is a torn piece of paper inside her bra: a hymnal written in English and Ojibwe. Cash Blackbear, a 19-year-old Ojibwe woman, sometimes helps Sheriff Wheaton, her guardian, on his investigations. Now she knows her search for justice for this anonymous victim...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Ojibwa
Description
"When Uncle and Windy Girl attend a powwow, Windy watches the dancers and listens to the singers. She eats tasty food and joins family and friends around the campfire. Later, Windy falls asleep under the stars. Uncle's stories inspire visions in her head: a bowwow powwow, where all the dancers are dogs. In these magical scenes, Windy sees veterans in a Grand Entry, and a visiting drum group, and traditional dancers, grass dancers, and jingle-dress...
Author
Series
Jo Jo volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Hello/Boozhoo-meet Jo Jo Makoons! Full of pride, joy, and plenty of humor, this first book in an all-new chapter book series by Dawn Quigley celebrates a spunky young Ojibwe girl who loves who she is. Jo Jo Makoons Azure is a spirited seven-year-old who moves through the world a little differently than anyone else on her Ojibwe reservation. It always seems like her mom, her kokum (grandma), and her teacher have a lot to learn-about how good Jo Jo...
6) Snow day
Author
Series
Jo Jo Makoons volume 3
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
When she has a snow day, Jo Jo Makoons, who has been learning about healthy habits at school, uses this opportunity to help everyone around her be healthy, too, by organizing a community-wide winter Olympics.
8) The brave
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
The Brave is about a boy with an OCD issue and his move to a reservation to live with his biological mother.
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