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The Boy From Pickerel Lake by Steve Barse is a fictionalized biography chapter book about a young Dakota High School basketball star. Set in the early 1930’s, Bill Sheldon becomes the only Native high school player in South Dakota. The life story of Harold Barse, the author’s father.

​​$11.95
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​NEW! A must read Native boarding school story. A hauntingly beautiful story about a little girl, Firefly, who is taken away from her grandmother and put in mission school. Authored by Elizabeth Albert-Peacock and illustrated by Anna Granholm. Retail $11.95
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The Wolf’s Trail, by Thomas D. Peacock, and published by Holy Cow! Press, this story tells of Zhi-Shay, an elder wolf, and a litter of young wolves living somewhere on the side of a hill overlooking the river that flows through Nagahchiwangong in Northern Minnesota. Zhi-Shay, who knows the whole story of the parallel relationship between wolves and the Ojibwe going all the way back to the beginning, sharing it with his nieces and nephews, and us. Replete with universal lessons, The Wolf’s Trail is the story of the Ojibwe, told by wolves, of what they were and have become, and the promise of their becoming.

A site with more book information and wolf-related resources is available here: www.thewolfstrail.com

Retail Price: $16.95
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The Tao of Nookomis by Thomas D Peacock, a collection of twelve stories set in Ojibwe country. This second edition is published by KDP and available through us. Just ask for it in the comment section of your order, or email. 

Retail Price: $14.95
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NEW! Grandson by Stephen J Barse. The story of a young Native man's struggle with drugs and alcohol. A beautiful, heart-rendering story that will help readers better understand issues of chemical abuse among Native young people. Retail $10. 
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  “The Dancers” by Thomas Peacock and illustrated by Jacqueline Paske Gill. The story of a girl and her auntie, dancing, love and bravery. Retail $10.99 

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Grasshopper Girl by Teresa Peterson and illustrated by Jordan Rodgers. A story about a girl and her father. A unique story within a story. ​

​$10

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NEW! Hummingbird by Elizabeth Albert-Peacock, illustrated by Anna Granholm. The story of a little girl who comes upon the little people, and a VERY big one too. Retail $11.95 

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 ​“Rez Dog” by Heather Brink and illustrated by Jordan Rodgers. A story about a little dog searching for a home, and a girl in search of a friend. ​

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NEW! Rabbit and Otter Go Sugarbushing by Liz Granholm, illustrated by Anna Granholm. Rabbit and Otter go out harvesting maple sap and meet a new friend, Squirrel. In English and Ojibwemowin. 

​$10
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​“Forever Sky” by Thomas Peacock and illustrated by Annette Lee, (Minnesota Historical Society) which just received a Kirkus starred review as well! A story about two boys missing their grandmother. Retail $16.95.
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NEW! The Little People and the Water of Life by Ronda Snow, illustrated by Eloy Bida. A beautifully told and illustrated story of when the little people gave the Anishinabe people the gift of maple syrup. 

​$10
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"Beginnings" by Thomas Peacock tells the coming home story of Donovan Manypenny, an Ojibwe man who follows the ancient migration route of the Ojibwe back home. Retail $15.95 
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Walking Softly, a new novel by Ojibwe author Thomas D Peacock, published by Dovetailed Press. Written like a memoir in first person, the story tells of the making of an Ojibwe elder. Retail $16.95.
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The Fire - An account of the Great Fire of 1918 that swept across northeastern Minnesota, including the Fond du Lac Reservation, as told by Elizabeth Gurno, tribal elder. Written by Thomas Peacock and illustrated by Anna Granholm. Retail $10
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NEW! We Will Find Our Way by Oglala Lakota author Cynthia Harding. A beautifully told story about a grandmother and her grandchildren. Original illustrations on skateboards by the author, who also tells part of her own story and her work to give back to her community. 

Retail - $11.95

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Following My Spirit Home, by Grand Portage artist Sam Zimmerman, in hardcover. A tabletop book of his art with stories in English and Ojibwemowin.

​$49.95
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