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New Native American books

This list includes teen graphic novels, children's graphic novels, and picture books about Native Americans and written by Native American authors.

Whatcom County Library System

13 items

  • Young Ryan Fox gets good grades, but he's not sure what he wants to be when he grows up. It isn't until he meets a Blackfoot doctor during a school assembly that he starts to dream big. However, becoming a doctor isn't easy. University takes Ryan…
    Graphic Novel, 2024Winnipeg, Manitoba : HighWater Press, [2024] — TEEN CRAZYBOY 2024
  • Written by Lummi tribal member, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley. Illustrated by local Lummi artist, Jason LaClair. This book is a story that was inspired by the recent events surrounding the movement to free the Killer Whale, Sk'aliCh'elh-tenaut.
    Picture Book, 2024Bellingham, WA : Chuckanut Editions, 2024. — [E] 23
  • A joyful coming-of-age middle-grade graphic novel by debut Indigenous creator Cameron Mukwa about the journey of a two-spirit kid who wants to create a ribbon skirt for the upcoming powwow.
    Graphic Novel, 2024New York : Graphix, an Imprint of Scholastic Inc., [2024] — J MUKWA 2024
  • I Am Osage

    How Clarence Tinker Became the First Native American General

    Rogers, Kim,
    "A biographical picture book about Clarence Tinker, a member of the Osage Nation, who endured abuse growing up at the hands of a boarding school and went on to serve in the United States Air Force in World War II"
    Book, 2024New York : Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024] — J B TINKER ROGERS 2024
  • Too Much

    My Great Big Native Family

    Goodluck, Laurel,
    When Russell tries to share exciting news with his large, Native family, he struggles with being heard, but after he ventures out on his own he realizes how much he loves his family.
    Picture Book, 2024New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2024. — E GOODLUCK
  • "Jewellery is missing from the store where Mom works and she's the chief suspect. With the help of their dog Shamus, the kids in this Indigenous family set out to catch the real thief, with surprising and hilarious results, including a false closet…
    Book, 2023Tkaronto (Toronto), ON : DCB Young Readers, an imprint of Cormorant Books Inc., [2023] — J GENTILE 2023
  • The Modern Navajo Kitchen

    Homestyle Recipes That Celebrate the Flavors and Traditions of the Diné

    Yazzie, Alana,
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Wellfleet Press, 2024. — 641.5929 YAZZIE 2024
  • Book, 2024New York : Holiday House, 2024. — Reno, Ginger
  • Indiginerds

    Tales From Modern Indigenous Life

    Graphic Novel, 2024Chicago, Illinois : Iron Circus Comics, 2024. — TEEN 305.8 INDIGINE 2024
  • Book, 2024New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024]. — ERDRICH 2024
  • Book, 2024Houston : Saint Julian Press [2024]. — 811.6 BRIGGS 2024
  • My Life

    Growing Up Native in America

    Book, 2024New York : MTV Entertainment Books, 2024. — 305.897 MY LIFE 2024