Crossing Bok Chitto: Choktaw Tale of Friendship & Freedom indigenous language books Included are works of contemporary

Included are works of contemporary authors Sherman Alexie

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Absentee Indians and Other Poems evokes personal yet universal experiences of the places that Native Americans call home

Crossing Bok Chitto: Choktaw Tale of Friendship & Freedom indigenous language books Included are works of contemporarySeven slaves cross the big river to freedom, led by a Choctaw angel walking on water! When it was first published, "Crossing Bok Chitto" took readers by surprise. This moving and original story about the intersection of Native and African Americans received starred reviews and many awards, including being named an ALA Notable Children s Book and a Jane Addams Honor Book. Jeanne Rorex Bridges illustrations mesmerized readers "Publishers Weekly" noted