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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Anton TreuerPublisher: Levine Querido Imprint: Levine Querido Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 20.80cm Weight: 0.476kg ISBN: 9781646144181ISBN 10: 164614418 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 07 May 2024 Recommended Age: From 12 to 18 years Audience: Young adult , Teenage / Young adult Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviews"""""A comprehensive and stimulating read.""--Shelf-Awareness, "" """"A personal, reflective, yet thoroughly grounded take on the present as well as the past, and it's a great starting place for young readers beginning to ask these exact questions."" --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, "" """"A wide-ranging compendium of provocative questions and satisfying answers is well organized around history, culture, politics, activism, identity, the future and more. Perfect for browsing or a deep dive. From a new imprint dedicated to publishing previously underrepresented voices, his most essential book succeeds in promoting better understanding for everyone.""--San Francisco Chronicle, "" """"An essential book of questions and answers for Native and non-Native young readers.""-- IllumiNative, "" """"An excellent resource that should be in every middle and high school.""--School Library Connection, "" """"This is a thoughtful, useful book. If every middle school kid in the country knew its contents, the upcoming generation of Indians and non-Indians could live side-by-side with far more ease.""--The Circle News, "" """"This would be a good resource for readers to begin learning about Native American histories, lives, and cultures.""--Horn Book, "" """"Treuer imbues his research and cultural commentary with both humanity and style. An astonishing depth of knowledge and insight complements his conversational writing voice. Treuer's latest release should be on every American bookshelf - and in every American history classroom."" --Cowboys and Indians, "" ""[STAR] ""Reading this book is like enjoying a talk with a close relative who wants you to learn, grow, and continue to ask questions. This book is an important resource about contemporary North American Indigenous peoples. -Recommend for all libraries.""--School Library Journal (starred), "" ""[STAR] ""Wise, well-researched, and not to be missed. This collection of short essays about Native Americans is comprehensive, equitable, and generous.""--Kirkus (starred), """ Author InformationDr. Anton Treuer (pronounced troy-er) is Professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji State University and author of 19 books. He has a B.A. from Princeton University and a M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. He is Editor of the Oshkaabewis (pronounced o-shkaah-bay-wis) Native Journal, the only academic journal of the Ojibwe language. He has sat on many organizational boards and has received more than 40 prestigious awards and fellowships, including ones from the American Philosophical Society, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Science Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, the Bush Foundation, and the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. Treuer is on the governing board for the Minnesota State Historical Society. In 2018, he was named Guardian of Culture and Lifeways and recipient of the Pathfinder Award by the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums. Anton's first book for young adults, Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask (Young Readers Edition), won the SCBWI Golden Kite. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |