American Indian Youth Literature Award winners and honors

Excellent writing and illustration by Native Americans and Indigenous peoples of North America, showing Native people in their full humanity.
 

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1. The used-to-be best friend

Book cover for "The used-to-be best friend"
Author:
Quigley, Dawn
Series:
Jo Jo volume 1.
Notes:
2022 Middle School honor
Formats:
Book, Audio CD, Hoopla eAudiobook, Hoopla eBook, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
Jo Jo Makoons Azure is a spirited seven-year-old who moves through the world a little differently than anyone else on her Ojibwe reservation. It always seems like her mom, her kokum (grandma), and her teacher have a lot to learn--about how good Jo Jo is at cleaning up, what makes a good rhyme, and what it means to be friendly. Even though Jo Jo loves her #1 best friend Mimi (who is a cat), she's worried that she needs to figure out how to make more...