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OverDrive eBooks November 2017
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"But as long as you remember what you have seen, then nothing is gone. As long as you remember, it is part of this story we have together." -- Leslie Marmion Silko
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November is Native American Heritage Month
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Ceremony
by Leslie Marmon Silko
On a New Mexico reservation, one Navajo family--including Tayo, a World War II veteran deeply scarred by his experiences as a Japanese POW and by the rejection of his own people--struggles to survive in a world no longer theirs in the years just before and after World War II.
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American Indian Stories
by Zitkala-Sa
The days of cowboys and Indians may seem like only a distant memory of childhood games and western movies, but the repercussions of the United States’ treatment of Native Americans affect contemporary lives. Faced with complex issues of assimilation, racism, and poverty, American Indians must forge a new beginning. Zitkala-Sa, a Sioux Indian, tells touching stories of the Native Americans’ struggle to find their place in modern society.
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LaRose
by Louise Erdrich
Having accidentally killed his friend's 5-year-old son while hunting, Landreaux Iron gives away his own son to his friend's family according to tradition, leading to a tenuous peace that is threatened by a vengeful adversary. By the author of the National Book Award-winning Round House.
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Reservation Blues
by Sherman Alexie
Winner of the American Book Award and the Murray Morgan Prize, Sherman Alexie's brilliant first novel tells a powerful tale of Indians, rock 'n' roll, and redemption. Coyote Springs is the only all-Indian rock band in Washington State—and the entire rest of the world. Thomas Builds-the-Fire takes vocals and bass guitar, Victor Joseph hits lead guitar, and Junior Polatkin rounds off the sound on drums. Backup vocals come from sisters Chess and Checkers Warm Water. The band sings its own brand of the blues, full of poverty, pain, and loss—but also joy and laughter.
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November is Aviation History Month
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West with the Night
by Beryl Markham
The classic memoir of Africa, aviation, and adventure—the inspiration for Paula McLain'sCircling the Sun and "a bloody wonderful book" (Ernest Hemingway). Beryl Markham's life story is a true epic. Not only did she set records and break barriers as a pilot, she shattered societal expectations, threw herself into torrid love affairs, survived desperate crash landings—and chronicled everything. A contemporary of Karen Blixen (better known as Isak Dinesen, the author of Out of Africa), Markham left an enduring memoir that soars with astounding candor and shimmering insights.
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Falling Upwards : How We Took to the Air
by Richard Holmes
Documents the experiences of the enigmatic pioneers of human flight including Sophie Blanchard, John Wise and Felix Nadar to offer insight into the character qualities that inspired their ambitions and the ways in which their achievements have shaped culture, technology and meteorology. By the award-winning author of The Age of Wonder.
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The Bomber Boys : Heroes Who Flew the B-17s in World War II
by Travis L. Ayres
A collection of personal accounts of combat and camaraderie among the pilots of B-17 Bombers that flew over Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II, including tales of surviving air fights with the Luftwaffe, mid-air collisions, and mechanical failure.
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