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: