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Celebrate a nation of diverse readers with these recommended books, authors, and teaching resources.
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Explore Ancestry and Identity

Reading and discussing books with characters that make connections with their ancestors and their identity can help students embrace their own identities and the identities of others.
By: National Education Association
Published: July 21, 2021

Books of the month:

Books of the month:

Elementary

All Around Us

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All Around Us

by Xelena González

Finding circles everywhere, a mestizo grandfather and his granddaughter contemplate the cycles of life and nature. (Also available in Spanish as Por todo nuestro alrededor).
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Middle Grade

Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids

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Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids

by Cynthia Leitich Smith

An intertribal powwow connects the short stories of 16 Indigenous authors that explore Native culture, ethnic identity, and ancestry.
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Young Adult

Elatsoe

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Elatsoe

by Darcie Little Badger

Lipan Apache asexual teenager Ellie, who has the ability to raise the ghosts of animals, hopes to one day work as a paranormal investigator. But when her cousin Trevor is killed and his ghost appears to her, Ellie steps up to seek justice and protect his family.
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