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Indian Paintbrush Nominees

In this blog, I will post my reviews of the official Indian Paintbrush Nominees for each year.  These will also be reviewed in my main blog, but I will make a "second" entry here for ease of discovery for those of you who would like to find them quickly. They will be posted in the same order that I read them, with the same dates as the original posts.
Current Indian Paintbrush List

Full Cicada Moon by Marilyn Hilton

5/20/2016

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Told in verse (meaning in poems), this book tells the story of Mimi, a seventh grader in 1969 who moves across the country from Berkeley, California to Vermont.  Mimi is a strong female character who knows what she likes and what she wants to do.  She is comfortable with herself and her mixed-race family, even when others want to categorize her.  Full Cicada Moon by Marilyn Hilton (Lexile: 790; Interest Level: Grades 3-6) takes on the big social issues of the late 1960s, but as they would really look in the life of a seventh grader, and all set up alongside the major news story of the first men landing on the moon.  "One small step" is definitely the theme of this story as Mimi sets off to show that people should be friends with good people, despite what they look like, kindness can overcome fear and hatred, and yes, girls should be allowed to use power tools!

I really enjoyed this story, with it's down-to-earth telling of obvious truths in a poetic style: "I am / half mamma, / half papa, / and all me. / Isn't that all anyone needs to know?"  (p.10).  I am very glad this book has made it to the 2016-2017 Indian Paintbrush Nominee List, as I think everyone should read it! (400 p.)

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