The mountain and the myth of Spirit House loom in the lives of two men, Red Hawk and John Skydancer, who defy the ways and teachings of their people before coming to terms with the powerful heritage they have struggled to deny

Death in the Spirit House

Literature & Fiction

Strete, Craig Kee

United States

DOUBLEDAY

Fifteen stories deal with American Indian rituals and myths about death and the intersection of the worlds of whites and Indians

Death Chants: Short Stories (Doubleday Science Fiction)

When he and his mother move from their Native American pueblo to Grandfather Whitefeather's house in the city, eleven-year-old Jimmy struggles to adjust to white urban society, with the help of his grandfather's wisdom.

The World in Grandfather's Hands

Children's Books

Clarion Books

Not wanting to clean his fur or listen to his mother, Little Coyote runs far away and is determined to live on his own, but when he finds himself in trouble, he quickly realizes that he really should be back home with his mother after all.

Little Coyote Runs Away

Animals

Putnam Juvenile

When a little boy is ensnared in the forest by an ancient monster, Old Foot-Eater, he is able to call upon his past kindness to both a scorpion and a rattlesnake for their aid in his rescue.

The Lost Boy and the Monster (Picture Books)

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

Cowboy the rattlesnake is terrified to go back to school--especially since everyone is afraid of him--until a little girl befriends him with a big bag of bugs, in a delightful picture book that explores the true meaning of friendship.

The Rattlesnake Who Went to School

Growing Up & Facts of Life

In a fictionalized autobiography, the author meets the rock star, Jim Morrison, at a wild party and together they experience the turmoil of the 1960s

Burn Down the Night

GRAND CENTRAL PUB.

An Indian chief and his wise wife are not eager to hear the news that they had to move from their land and become farmers, so they devise a plan to cleverly outwit the gullible government man and, in the end, manage to stay right where they are.

How the Indians Bought the Farm

Michelle Netten

Geography & Cultures

Greenwillow

Chacon, Michelle Netten

William Morrow & Co.

They Thought They Saw Him

The snake, the owl, the fox, and the boy all think they have spotted the little chameleon as he maneuvers through the wood, but none of them ever do find him as he continually changes color and disappears from their watchful eyes.

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Death in the Spirit House

Death Chants: Short Stories (Doubleday Science Fiction)

The World in Grandfather's Hands

Little Coyote Runs Away

The Lost Boy and the Monster (Picture Books)

The Rattlesnake Who Went to School

Burn Down the Night

How the Indians Bought the Farm

How the Indians Bought the Farm

They Thought They Saw Him