NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Discover a profound and inspiring story of Native American resilience and cultural preservation in this beautifully adapted book for young adults. "Utterly vital in its historical prowess, essential in its portraits of lived experiences."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review "The history related here is necessary for all Americans to understand, and Treuer's personalized accounting ensures that readers will learn it with both their minds and hearts."--Booklist, starred review
Native American history has been traditionally presented as a dead past, a civilization that ended in 1890 with the massacre of more than one hundred fifty Sioux at Wounded Knee, the last major armed conflict between Indians and the US government. In The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee, Ojibwe author and academic David Treuer shatters that myth. Through a brilliant blend of historical research, eye-opening interviews with a broad cross-section of tribal members, and moving personal reflection on growing up Indian, Treuer tells the true story of Native resilience and resistance to being written out of modern American history. The struggle of Native Americans to preserve their tribes, their languages and cultures, and their very existence is intense, complicated, and often heart-wrenching. From broken treaties to land seizures to forcing Indian children to live in state-run boarding schools, the history of treatment toward Native Americans is bloody. But this groundbreaking book shows that despite all efforts to scrub the existence of Native Americans from the record of American history, the heartbeat of Native American life, identity, and self-rule beats steady and strong.
Native American history has been traditionally presented as a dead past, a civilization that ended in 1890 with the massacre of more than one hundred fifty Sioux at Wounded Knee, the last major armed conflict between Indians and the US government. In The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee, Ojibwe author and academic David Treuer shatters that myth. Through a brilliant blend of historical research, eye-opening interviews with a broad cross-section of tribal members, and moving personal reflection on growing up Indian, Treuer tells the true story of Native resilience and resistance to being written out of modern American history. The struggle of Native Americans to preserve their tribes, their languages and cultures, and their very existence is intense, complicated, and often heart-wrenching. From broken treaties to land seizures to forcing Indian children to live in state-run boarding schools, the history of treatment toward Native Americans is bloody. But this groundbreaking book shows that despite all efforts to scrub the existence of Native Americans from the record of American history, the heartbeat of Native American life, identity, and self-rule beats steady and strong.
YALSA's 2025 Great Graphic Novels for Teens
"This colorful, inviting graphic memoir anthology shatters narrow ideas about what a nerd (or a Native person) looks like." -- KIRKUS
First Nations culture is living, vibrant, and evolving, and generations of Indigenous kids have grown up with pop culture creeping inexorably into our lives. From gaming to social media, pirate radio to garage bands, Star Trek to D&D, and missed connections at the pow wow, Indigenous culture is so much more than how it's usually portrayed. INDIGNERDS is here to celebrate those stories!
Featuring an all-Indigenous creative team, INDIGNERDS is an exhilarating anthology collecting 11 stories about Indigenous people balancing traditional ways of knowing with modern pop culture. Includes work by ALINA PETE, PJ UNDERWOOD, KAMERON WHITE, RHAEL MCGREGOR, and many more!
A powerful illustrated history of the Great Migration and its sweeping impact on Black and American culture, from Reconstruction to the rise of hip hop. Over the course of six decades, an unprecedented wave of Black Americans left the South and spread across the nation in search of a better life--a migration that sparked stunning demographic and cultural changes in twentieth-century America. Through gripping and accessible historical narrative paired with illustrations, author and activist Blair Imani examines the largely overlooked impact of The Great Migration and how it affected--and continues to affect--Black identity and America as a whole. Making Our Way Home explores issues like voting rights, domestic terrorism, discrimination, and segregation alongside the flourishing of arts and culture, activism, and civil rights. Imani shows how these influences shaped America's workforce and wealth distribution by featuring the stories of notable people and events, relevant data, and family histories. The experiences of prominent figures such as James Baldwin, Fannie Lou Hamer, El Hajj Malik El Shabazz (Malcolm X), Ella Baker, and others are woven into the larger historical and cultural narratives of the Great Migration to create a truly singular record of this powerful journey.
These sixteen stories by award-winning and bestselling YA authors center a Latinx point of view in an empowering anthology that reimagines classics through fantasy, science fiction, and with a dash of magic, for fans of A PHOENIX FIRST MUST BURN and RECLAIM THE STARS
In classic stories remixed, Latinx characters take center stage
Pride and Prejudice is launched into outer space, Frankenstein is plunged into the depths of the ocean, and The Great Gatsby floats to an island off the coast of Costa Rica.
A shape-shifter gives up her life to save the boy she loves from an evil bruja. La Ciguapa covets a little mermaid's heart of gold. Two star-crossed teens fall in love while the planet burns around them.
Whether characters fall in love, battle foes, or grow through grief, each story will empower readers to see themselves as the heroes of the stories that make our world.
Featuring original stories from:
Olivia Abtahi David Bowles Zoraida Córdova Saraciea J. Fennell Raquel Vasquez Gilliland Torrey Maldonado Jasminne Mendez Anna Meriano Amparo Ortiz Laura Pohl Sandra Proudman NoNieqa Ramos Monica Sanz Eric Smith Ari Tison Alexandra Villasante
In classic stories remixed, Latinx characters take center stage
Pride and Prejudice is launched into outer space, Frankenstein is plunged into the depths of the ocean, and The Great Gatsby floats to an island off the coast of Costa Rica.
A shape-shifter gives up her life to save the boy she loves from an evil bruja. La Ciguapa covets a little mermaid's heart of gold. Two star-crossed teens fall in love while the planet burns around them.
Whether characters fall in love, battle foes, or grow through grief, each story will empower readers to see themselves as the heroes of the stories that make our world.
Featuring original stories from:
If you believe in unicorns (and, of course, you do) then Laughing Elephant's A Unicorn Spotter's Guide this is the book for you.
A Unicorn Spotter's Guide is full of practical and actionable advice for unicorn-lovers and believers. This book is the first, the best, and the only of its kind: a practical guide on how to find a unicorn and, hopefully, befriend it.
Adorned with inspirational quotes, poetry and prose, this book is a wealth of information on fanciful creatures and magical phenomena. This guide is richly illustrated with a variety of artwork, both contemporary and ancient to help you gain all of the techniques and skills needed to be an expert unicorn spotter. Unicorns are one of the greatest fascinations of all time. Get yourself a copy of A Unicorn Spotter's Guide and go find one. Be sure to share your findings with us!
No unicorns were harmed in the making of this book.
A Unicorn Spotter's Guide is full of practical and actionable advice for unicorn-lovers and believers. This book is the first, the best, and the only of its kind: a practical guide on how to find a unicorn and, hopefully, befriend it.
Adorned with inspirational quotes, poetry and prose, this book is a wealth of information on fanciful creatures and magical phenomena. This guide is richly illustrated with a variety of artwork, both contemporary and ancient to help you gain all of the techniques and skills needed to be an expert unicorn spotter. Unicorns are one of the greatest fascinations of all time. Get yourself a copy of A Unicorn Spotter's Guide and go find one. Be sure to share your findings with us!
No unicorns were harmed in the making of this book.