Starting the new school year by ordering three books, from
American Indians in Children's Literature: Top Ten Books Recommended for High School. The list, along with a top ten
list for middle school and
one for elementary school was created by Debbie Reese, a professor at UIUC's American Indian Studies program.
- Night Flying Woman: An Ojibway Narrative by Ignatia Broker
- Men on the Moon: Collected Short Stories by Simon J. Ortiz
- Blue Horses Rush In: Poems and Stories by Luci Tapahonso, which will be useful for the Sophomore's post-colonial poetry project, I think.
Was about to order
Waterlily By Ella C. Deloria too, but found that it's available in
full text at Google Books!
Shopping for books for our library is so much fun.
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THE LIGHTNING THIEF
ReplyDeleteI would give this book 5 stars because it was very exciting and so well written that i could not put it down. In fact, i read the whole 5 book series. this book is really gripping because it is based on greek mythology. My father has been reading greek myths from many different cultures since i was a baby. This story is about a New York boy, Percy Jackson, who is a demigod, the son of poseidon. He does not know that till his substitute teacher turns in to a fury from the underworld. then zeus' master lightning bolt is stolen and percy is the prime suspect. He and his best friends Grover, the satyr and Annabeth, daughter of Athena, set out to find the real thief and the lightning bolt or there will be war among the gods. Along the way they fight monsters and gods. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn about Greek mythology and loves adventure.