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1) We moved house in April 2022, but last big move was Dec 31, 2017 to Jan 8, 2018, when we did a corner-to-corner road trip to move from Massachusetts to SoCal. I'm feeling the itch to move again (hoping for Europe this time), but my son wants to graduate high school first.
2) There's a military kid in the tagged, which as a former military kid myself, I really appreciate.

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

This is listed as middle grade and YA. Considering it‘s length and some of the subject matter, I‘d recommend for YA. I‘d also highly recommend this. It touches on being Native among a white majority, loneliness, bullying, military families, and is a tribute music, particularly the Beetles and Paul McCartney.

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Eric Gansworth is a Haudenosaunee novelist and part of the Onondaga Nation. This book is about a young man named Lewis- his life on the reservation, his love of The Beatles and Wings, and his hopes for the future.
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Thanks to the excellent homeschool history and literature curriculum we're using, my kids and I have read many more works by Indigenous authors this year than I'd read anytime in my life before. Above aren't all that we've read, but these are four of my favorites. Authors (left to right) are Eric Gansworth, Michael Dorris, Joseph Bruchac, and Louise Erdrich.

#IntegrateYourShelf @ChasingOm @Emilymdxn

This took me a lot longer to read than it should have...I just couldn‘t get into it. A story of a middle school boy growing up in poverty on an Indian reservation in the 1970s. I was excited to read this at first, but I think it had too many unnecessary conversations, minor plot lines, etc. and could have used some more editing. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #oregonbattleofthebooks

This might be the first novel I've read that deals with what it's like to be a military kid. Gansworth did a great job of describing that travel light, friends-for-a-season existence, which provides contrast and context for the rootedness and connection to place of the reservation kids. It also helped me see in a way I hadn't before how even seemingly innocuous infrastructure can reinforce division and discourage understanding.

Multitasking: Reading my book, taking notes for my son's FaceTime piano lesson, and texting my mom to ask if she still has my Smurfs figurines collection (she does!).

"'Cut it off,' I yelled."

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

Good novel about two teenage boys from very different backgrounds. Music plays a huge role—and there‘s an interesting sub plot that involves bullying. An alternative to The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.

Eric Gansworth is a Haudenosaunee novelist and part of the Onondaga Nation. This book is about a young man named Lewis- his life on the reservation, his love of The Beatles and Wings, and his hopes for the future. #ya #englishteacher #teachersoflitsy #RiotGrams #NativeAndIndigenousReads

This is the story of Lewis Blake trying to come to terms with life on the reservation, his family, his friends, and his school experiences in the mid-1970s. It's all centered around Lewis' love for The Beatles and Wings. It also mentions David Bowie and Queen. I added this to my curriculum for the new year, and can't wait to play music in connection with the book!
#YAWednesday @TheFunkyBookworm

This is the story of Lewis Blake trying to come to terms with life on the reservation, his family, his friends, and his school experiences in the mid-1970s. And it's all centered around Lewis' love of The Beatles and Wings. I read it to see if it would be good to include in my curriculum for next year, and I will definitely be adding it along with some Beatles and Wings music! 🎶 #ya #librarylove #englishteacher #teachersoflitsy #thebeatles

It's 1975 on the Tuscarora Indian reservation and Lewis "Shoe" Blake has problems he wouldn't wish on anyone, mostly because of his predominantly white school, and their preconceptions. He's Indian and poor, skinny and lacking the muscle to overcome the white-trash bully who beats on him daily. Beatles' songs are woven through the story also, which was fun. Great YA read!

Pretty decent! Lots of ableist language, but other than that, it was good. Wouldn't reread, though. #inls530
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My text presentation for class last night was on this beautiful book. Please read it. I want you all to meet Lewis, and his mom, and his Uncle Albert, and his friend George, and... ❤️

Social Justice in KidLit: Homework for Week 4.

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I read this great #youngadult title for my resources & services for young adults class last fall. I was about halfway through the book before I realized Gansworth grew up in the Tuscarora Nation, making this an #OwnVoices work. I really enjoyed this book about a teen navigating high school, dealing with racism, and making his first real friend off the reservation.

Really enjoyed this one. There was a lot I could relate to on growing up on the rez, dealing with ignorance of non-Native friends and classmates, and the unique community of a reservation. And I'm grateful that I was able to attend school on the Rez and had to deal with less in-school racism than these kiddos. I plan on bringing it into work for our junior high afterschool students - they're always looking for more Native lit. ❤ #indigenousauthors

I liked this book and the story it had to tell, but I think it probably could have been told with 100 less pages. Still a good read.

And one last #bookmail post today. I've had this one on my TBR for a while now and finally added to it an Amazon order last week! Rez kid outcast in the 1970s? 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 Can't wait to read it. Started a few pages and already hooked. Now to decide if I read it today or wait until I finish one of the books I'm already in the middle of reading?

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I've been working on a personal project to read more diversely. This month I'm just reading for comfort, but it's also looking diverse, which makes me happy since that was the point of my personal project.

Really enjoying this story of the friendship between a boy from the reservation and a new student, the son of a military officer.