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HISTORY

Dunbar-Ortiz, Roxanne

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People

270 pp. | Beacon | July, 2019 | Paper ISBN 978-0-8070-4939-6 $18.95 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-8070-4940-2

(2) YA Adapted by Jean Mendoza. Mendoza and Reese, children's literature scholars and bloggers, have created a young people's edition of Dunbar-Ortiz's adult book. Wide-ranging and politically engaged, with chapters including "Culture of Conquest" and "Indigenous Action, Indigenous Rights" and peppered throughout with informative sidebars, the book will be a valuable resource for American History curricula. Reading list. Ind.

Reviewer: Roger Sutton | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2019