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Published: August 1, 2025
Books of the month:
Books of the month:
Elementary
I Love Salmon and Lampreys
I Love Salmon and Lampreys
Brook’s journey from a curious, fish-loving kid to a scientist and activist illustrates her love for salmon and lampreys, and how her Yurok and Karuk heritage led her to protect the Klamath River, honor her ancestors, and help the environment.
Middle Grade
On a Wing and a Tear
On a Wing and a Tear
Melanie “Mel” Roberts, a bookish Muscogee-Odawa girl, and Ray Halfmoon, her artistic Cherokee-Seminole friend, join Ray’s Grampa Charlie, Gray Squirrel, and the legendary Great-Grandfather Bat on an epic road trip to get the injured Bat to a high-stakes rematch of the Great Ball Game between the Birds and Mammals.
Young Adult
Where Wolves Don't Die
Where Wolves Don't Die
When Ojibwe ninth grader Ezra is wrongly suspected of arson and murder, his father sends him away from Minneapolis to run traplines with his Grandpa Liam in a remote part of Canada.
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