BYL Reading Challenge discussion

You could easily double this challenge with the mythology since there are already a few titles that work well for both. But here are some other ideas if you wanted to keep them separate.

The Round House - Louise Erdrich
There There - Tommy Orange
Heart Berries: A Memoir - Terese Marie Mailhot
The Marrow Thieves - Cherie Dimaline
Indian No More - Charlene Willing with Traci Sorell (Middle Grade)

Future Home of the Living Gods has been on my shelf for ages. Going to read it for this one!

I've seen Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer come up a lot in discussions the last several months

I keep hearing about There There so I'm picking that one.

I am thinking of reading How I Became a Ghost by Tim Tingle

Canadian First Nations - I have just picked up this book



Fight or Submit by grand chief Ronald Derrickson - how a local native person managed to make good and become one of the most successful business men in Canada!!

My great grandmother was a First Nation MicMac from New Brunswick. Hubby’s great grandmother was as well. Thanks for the suggestion!!

The Only Good Indian by Stephen Graham Jones is on sale right now - you can get the e-book for just $3.99!

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I read The Only Good Indians. I gave it 3 stars. Totally different horror than I'm used to and great premise. I found dialogue a bit clunky. A lot of "...he said....she said." I really enjoyed the perspective though. Looking forward to reading more of Jones' works.

Elatsoe, by Darcie Little Badger

I read Fatty Legs: A True Story for this prompt. We started BYL5 in the fall so there were plenty in the curriculum to select but I'm happy I read this one as well. It's not easy reading about residential schools but it is important to understand more of the real history.

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

I read My Heart Is a Chainsaw for this one. I'm not really a fan of slashers, nothing against them, just not what I gravitate to. BUT, this book made me want to give them another chance, fast-paced and wild. Maybe I like slasher BOOKS. But I for sure enjoyed this author's work, I'd never read any of it before and I'd love to try some more out.