Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Spirit Line Spirit Line David Thurlo,Aimée Thurlo Crystal Manyfeathers is caught between two worlds: her life at a modern American high school, and her life with the Dineh, her Navajo people, where spiritual ceremonies and traditions prevail. In def… OL14907716W
Brother to the Navajo Brother to the Navajo Lynne Gessner Stranded in the desert, Paul and his family find refuge at a trading post on a Navajo reservation. OL15854042W
Danny Blackgoat Danny Blackgoat Tim Tingle Having escaped from Fort Davis, Texas, seventeen-year-old Danny Blackgoat, a Navajo, must still face many obstacles in order to rescue his family from Fort Sumner, New Mexico, and find freedom after … OL17875733W
Navajo summer Navajo summer Jennifer Dewey Upset at her parents' impending divorce, twelve-year-old Jamie runs away from home to live with a Navajo family that she befriended on earlier trips to the desert country with her father. OL1814376W
The coyote bead The coyote bead Gerald Hausman In 1864, a Navajo shaman and his grandson seek powerful, mythical beads that can save their people from great evils, including The Long Walk forced on them by United States soldiers, and the trickste… OL19036355W
Mystery of Navajo Moon Mystery of Navajo Moon Green, Timothy A young Navajo girl goes on a magical night ride upon a silvery steed. OL2750165W
Father's boots = Azhéʼé bikénidootsʼosii Father's boots = Azhéʼé bikénidootsʼosii Baje Whitethorne In this story, told in both English and Navajo, three Navajo brothers learn from their grandmother stories about the creation of the earth. OL3471089W
Kinaaldá Kinaaldá Monty Roessel Celinda McKelvey, a Navajo girl, participates in the Kinaalda, the traditional coming-of-age ceremony of her people. OL3528964W
Owl in the cedar tree Owl in the cedar tree Natachee Scott Momaday A Navaho boy with a secret wish is torn by conflicting cultures. OL4119065W
The goat in the rug The goat in the rug Charles L. Blood Geraldine, a goat, describes each step as she and her Navajo friend make a rug, from the hair clipping and carding to the dyeing and actual weaving. OL4811318W
J.J., Navajo princess J.J., Navajo princess Renee Holmes Kent Eager to know more about her Navajo family and to understand why she and her mother left them, J.J. gratefully accepts the help of friends. OL494446W
Mr. Goat's bad good idea Mr. Goat's bad good idea Marileta Robinson Three episodes featuring Mr. Goat, Grandfather Sheep, Jerry Prairie Dog, and other Navajo friends. OL5606982W