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Ours to tell : reclaiming Indigenous stories

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A constellation of minor bears

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The rez doctor

Crazyboy, Gitz
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Indigenous Books for Teens

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Wolf Club

Bird, James

The gift of the great buffalo

Lindstrom, Carole

To walk the sky : how Iroquois steelworkers helped build towering cities

Buckley, Patricia Morris

Stitches of tradition : gashkigwaaso tradition

Rendon, Marcie R

Chooch helped

Rogers, Andrea L

Coming home : a Hopi resistance story = Tutuqaykingaqw nima : hopisino pahan tutqayiwuy ep yorhomti

Honyouti, Mavasta
Nov 5, 2025

Native American Heritage for Kids

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Hole in the sky : a novel

Wilson, Daniel H.

The Bone Thief Hardcover

Lillie, Vanessa

The Devil Is a Southpaw Hardcover

Hobson, Brandon

If the dead belong here

Faust, Carson

The whistler

Medina, Nick

To the moon and back : a novel

Ramage, Eliana
Nov 5, 2025

Native American Heritage Fiction

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All of Us Murderers Paperback

Charles, Kj

Cover Story Paperback

McFarlane, Mhairi

Sister creatures : a novel

Green, Laura Venita

Vampires at Sea Paperback

Merbaum, Lindsay

The wax child

Ravn, Olga

The Book of Guilt Hardcover

Chidgey, Catherine
Oct 3, 2025

Recommended Reads for October

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Hopeful heroes : more poems about amazing Latinos

Engle, Margarita

Borderlands and the Mexican American story

Romo, David Dorado

Bad Bunny

Romo Edelman, Claudia

Mercedes Sosa : la voz del pueblo

Perez-Prado, Aixa

Latin American immigrants

Marcovitz, Hal

Dolores Huerta

Brown, Monica
Oct 3, 2025

Hispanic Heritage for Kids

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After That, the Dark Hardcover

Klavan, Andrew

The creeping hand murder

Johnson, Maureen

Death on Dickens Island: A Books on the Beach Mystery Hardcover

Brook, Allison

Happy People Don't Live Here Hardcover

Sparks, Amber

Kooky Spooky Love: A Melody Bittersweet Novel Paperback

Silver, Josie

Book 'Em, Eddie Mass Market Paperbound

Cass, Laurie
Oct 3, 2025

Big Mysteries

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A fall day for Bear

Becker, Bonny

Humpty's great fall

Moore, Amy

Fall is for beginnings

LaRocca, Rajani

A great fall : three-and-a-half stories : Bat, Cat & Rat. Book four

Dyckman, Ame

Autumn

Posey, Alexander Lawrence

Fall feast : nature's harvest

Taylor, Sean
Oct 3, 2025

Fall Fun

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Broken Dolls Hardcover

Malinenko, Ally

Grin

Gillespie, D. W.

Another

Tremblay, Paul

The dead of summer

La Sala, Ryan

How to survive a slasher

Winans, Justine Pucella

Hunger's bite

Robin, Taylor
Sep 18, 2025

Tween and Teen Horror

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The river and the star : Warring gods. Book two

Romero Lacruz, Gabriela

This is the only kingdom : a novel

Diaz, Jaquira

Witch you would : a novel

Amador, Lia

Gabriela and his grace : a Luna Sisters novel. Book 3

De la Rosa, Liana

The Grand Paloma Resort : a novel

Natera, Cleyvis

The possession of Alba Díaz

Cañas, Isabel
Sep 16, 2025

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Adult Fiction

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At the zoo

Earley, Christina

The secret elephant : inspired by a true story of friendship

Rankin, Ellan

The last zookeeper

Becker, Aaron

Code name Bananas

Walliams, David

Pumpkin day at the zoo

Meissner, Susan

Raising Don : the true story of a spunky baby tapir

Irvine, Georgeanne
Sep 16, 2025

At the Zoo

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Fall in love, you false angels. 1

Uzuki, Coco

Kill blue. 1, Let's go to school

Fujimaki, Tadatoshi

Daybreak. 1

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Hamilton, Richard Ashley

Family Force V. Book one

Braly, Matthew

West Hollywood Monster Squad

Grace, Sina
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High School Gets Graphic

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Breathe in, bleed out : a novel

McAuley, Brian

The city changes its face

McBride, Eimear

Discontent : a novel

Serrano, Beatriz

Epic and Lovely Paperback

Daviau, Mo

Hothouse bloom

Wohlers, Austyn

Happiness and love : a novel

Dubno, Zoe
Sep 16, 2025

September Indie Next and LibraryReads Picks

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