# Forever Cousins

**Author:** Laurel Goodluck
**Grade range:** Grades K–3
**First published:** 2022
**Page count:** 35
**Genre:** Picture Book
**ISBN-13:** `9781632899262`
**ISBN-10:** `1632899264`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/forever-cousins
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

In this Native American story, Kara and Amanda are best-friend cousins. Then Kara leaves the city to move back to the Rez. Will their friendship stay the same? Native creators Laurel Goodluck and Jonathan Nelson share a sweet picture book with the universal experience of family and friends moving away. Kara and Amanda hate not being together. Then it's time for the family reunion on the Rez. Each girl worries that the other hasn't missed her. But once they reconnect, they realize that they are still forever cousins. This story highlights the ongoing impact of the 1950s Indian Relocation Act on Native families, even today. This tender story about navigating change reminds readers that the power of friendship and family can bridge any distance.

## Where this book is assigned

### American Indian Youth Literature Award

- **recommended** · Kindergarten grade — [source: American Indian Youth Literature Award (American Indian Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2024 AILA Winner (Picture Book)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_Youth_Literature_Award)
- **recommended** · 1st grade — [source: American Indian Youth Literature Award (American Indian Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2024 AILA Winner (Picture Book)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_Youth_Literature_Award)
- **recommended** · 2nd grade — [source: American Indian Youth Literature Award (American Indian Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2024 AILA Winner (Picture Book)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_Youth_Literature_Award)
- **recommended** · 3rd grade — [source: American Indian Youth Literature Award (American Indian Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2024 AILA Winner (Picture Book)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_Youth_Literature_Award)

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