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  • The Unbeatable Lily Hong

    Introduction Happy New Year friends, and welcome back! Today’s book is a NetGalley pick, and what a good one it was. The Unbeatable Lily Hong is Diana Ma’s middle grade debut after two prior YA novels. In it we follow Lily, a high achiever and aspiring filmmaker whose goal is to be the best she…

  • IRL: The International Indigenous Librarians Forum

    Aanii boozhoo nwiijkiwenhak! It’s been quite a while, but I have a great reason for being gone for so long. This is going to be a super-long post about the 12th International Indigenous Librarians Forum. A lot of my time in October and November was spent getting ready to attend and then actually attending this…

  • Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior

    I am nibi. I have a spirit. I have feelings. I remember. p. 1 Introduction Aanii boozhoo! Today, I’m reviewing Carole Lindstrom’s latest picture book, Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior. I should have expected that I needed tissues when reading this one – heed my words and have some on hand, because this one made me…