Orange Shirt Day 2023

Join us in-store on Saturday, September 30th from 10am - 7pm in celebration of Orange Shirt Day which honors the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. It also reminds us of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools. Commemorating Orange Shirt Day is a vital way to support the Survivors and stand against all forms of cruelty.

 

Event date: 
Saturday, September 30, 2023 - 10:00am to 7:00pm
Event address: 
307 E Lake St
Petoskey, MI 49770
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga By Traci Sorell, Frane Lessac (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Traci Sorell, Frane Lessac (Illustrator)
$8.99
ISBN: 9781623542993
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Published: Charlesbridge - September 7th, 2021

2019 Sibert Honor Book
2019 Orbis Pictus Honor Book
NPR's Guide To 2018’s Great Reads
2018 Book Launch Award (SCBWI)
Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2018
School Library Journal Best Books of 2018

2018 JLG selection
2019 Reading the West Picture Book Award


Bowwow Powwow By Brenda J. Child, Jonathan Thunder (Illustrator), Gordon Jourdain (Translator) Cover Image
By Brenda J. Child, Jonathan Thunder (Illustrator), Gordon Jourdain (Translator)
$17.95
ISBN: 9781681340777
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Published: Minnesota Historical Society Press - May 1st, 2018

Windy Girl is blessed with a vivid imagination. From Uncle she gathers stories of long-ago traditions, about dances and sharing and gratitude. Windy can tell such stories herself-about her dog, Itchy Boy, and the way he dances to request a treat and how he wriggles with joy in response to, well, just about everything.


Killers of the Flower Moon: Adapted for Young Readers: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI By David Grann Cover Image
$18.99
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ISBN: 9780593377345
Published: Crown Books for Young Readers - November 16th, 2021

A young reader edition of the New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist about one of history's most ruthless and shocking crimes, the Reign of Terror against the Osage people.


Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation By Monique Gray Smith Cover Image
$29.95
ISBN: 9781459815834
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Published: Orca Book Publishers - September 19th, 2017

★"Smith's book is an effort that returns, offering diverse voices that invite the world into the reconciliation experience. Absolutely necessary."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review


Sharice’s Big Voice: A Native Kid Becomes a Congresswoman By Sharice Davids, Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley (Illustrator), Nancy K. Mays Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9780062979667
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Published: HarperCollins - June 1st, 2021

This acclaimed picture book autobiography tells the triumphant story of Sharice Davids, one of the first Native American women elected to Congress, and the first LGBTQ congressperson to represent Kansas.


The Witness Blanket: Truth, Art and Reconciliation By Carey Newman, Kirstie Hudson Cover Image
$24.95
ISBN: 9781459836129
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Published: Orca Book Publishers - April 19th, 2022

For more than 150 years, thousands of Indigenous children were taken from their families and sent to residential schools across Canada.


Living Ghosts and Mischievous Monsters: Chilling American Indian Stories By Dan SaSuWeh Jones, Weshoyot Alvitre (Illustrator) Cover Image
$26.99
ISBN: 9781338681628
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Published: Scholastic Nonfiction - September 7th, 2021

Perfect for fans of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark! A shiver-inducing collection of short stories to read under the covers, from a breadth of American Indian nations.

Dark figures in the night. An owl's cry on the wind.


We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know By Traci Sorell, Frane Lessac (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Traci Sorell, Frane Lessac (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781623541927
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Published: Charlesbridge - April 20th, 2021

A 2022 American Indian Youth Literature Picture Book Honor Book
A 2022 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book

Twelve Native American kids present historical and contemporary laws, policies, struggles, and victories in Native life, each with a powerful refrain: We are still here!


Be a Good Ancestor By Leona Prince, Gabrielle Prince, Carla Joseph (Illustrator) Cover Image
$21.95
ISBN: 9781459831407
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Published: Orca Book Publishers - May 17th, 2022

Rooted in Indigenous teachings, this stunning picture book encourages readers of all ages to consider the ways in which they live in connection to the world around them and to think deeply about their behaviors.


What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal By Eldon Yellowhorn, Kathy Lowinger Cover Image
$14.95
ISBN: 9781773213286
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Published: Annick Press - November 12th, 2019

"There is no death. Only a change of worlds."
--Chief Seattle Seatlh], Suquamish Chief