Native American Literature Suggestions

Native American Literature Suggestions

Taken from a discussion thread on the School Library list serv in February 2020, these are all suggestions that are appropriate from middle school/high school that are written by/about Native Americans.

  • The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie
  • Trail of Lightning, by Rebecca Roanhorse
  • Counting Coup by Larry Colton
  • Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac
  • Who Will Tell My Brother? by Marlene Carvell
  • Rain is Not My Indian Name, by Cynthia Leitich Smith
  • The Marrow Thieves, by Cherie Dimaline
  • Counting Coup: Becoming a Crow Chief on the Reservation and Beyond, by Joe Medicine Crow
  • Pretty Shield, by Frank Linderman
  • In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse, by Joseph Marshall
  • Code Talkers, by Joseph Bruchac
  • Two Roads, by Joseph Bruchac
Debbie Reese has also created numerous book lists and runs a blog that discusses American Indians in Children's Literature, so these websites are a great place to research more books and topics: