# American Indian Youth Literature Award reading list

**27** books referenced by American Indian Youth Literature Award, a reading-program curriculum framework spanning applicable K-12 grade levels.

The American Indian Youth Literature Award is presented by the American Indian Library Association to the best writing and illustration by and about Native peoples, in Picture Book, Middle Grade, and Young Adult categories. The award is a key resource for teachers and librarians seeking accurate, Native-authored books for K-12 classrooms and collections.

**Framework type:** reading-program
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## American Indian Youth Literature Award reading list

- [A Coyote Solstice Tale](https://readinglist.school/book/a-coyote-solstice-tale) by Thomas King _(Grades K–3)_
- [A Letter for Bob](https://readinglist.school/book/a-letter-for-bob) by Kim Rogers _(Grades K–3)_
- [Apple](https://readinglist.school/book/apple-skin-to-the-core) by Eric Gansworth _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Bowwow Powwow](https://readinglist.school/book/bowwow-powwow) by Brenda J. Child _(Grades K–3)_
- [Crossing Bok Chitto](https://readinglist.school/book/crossing-bok-chitto) by Tim Tingle _(Grades K–3)_
- [Danny Blackgoat, Navajo Prisoner [Dyslexic Edition]](https://readinglist.school/book/danny-blackgoat-navajo-prisoner) by Tim Tingle _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Eagle Drums](https://readinglist.school/book/eagle-drums) by NASUGRAQ RAINEY. HOPSON _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Forever Cousins](https://readinglist.school/book/forever-cousins) by Laurel Goodluck _(Grades K–3)_
- [Fry Bread](https://readinglist.school/book/fry-bread-a-native-american-family-story) by Kevin Noble Maillard _(Grades K–3)_
- [Healer of the Water Monster](https://readinglist.school/book/healer-of-the-water-monster) by Brian Young _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Hearts Unbroken](https://readinglist.school/book/hearts-unbroken) by Cynthia Leitich Smith _(Grades 9–12)_
- [House of Purple Cedar](https://readinglist.school/book/house-of-purple-cedar) by Tim Tingle _(Grades 9–12)_
- [How I Became A Ghost](https://readinglist.school/book/how-i-became-a-ghost) by Tim Tingle _(Grades 3–7)_
- [If I Ever Get Out of Here](https://readinglist.school/book/if-i-ever-get-out-of-here) by Eric Gansworth _(Grades 9–12)_
- [In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse](https://readinglist.school/book/in-the-footsteps-of-crazy-horse) by Joseph Marshall _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Indian No More](https://readinglist.school/book/indian-no-more) by Charlene Willing _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Jordin Tootoo](https://readinglist.school/book/jordin-tootoo) by Melanie Florence _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Little You / kiya kâ-apisîsisiyan](https://readinglist.school/book/little-you) by Richard Van Camp _(Grades K–3)_
- [Rez Ball](https://readinglist.school/book/rez-ball) by Byron Graves _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Sitting Bull](https://readinglist.school/book/sitting-bull-lakota-warrior) by S.D. Nelson _(Grades K–3)_
- [Surviving the City](https://readinglist.school/book/surviving-the-city) by Tasha Spillett _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian](https://readinglist.school/book/the-absolutely-true-diary-of-a-part-time-indian) by Sherman Alexie _(600L · Grades 7–10)_
- [The Christmas Coat](https://readinglist.school/book/the-christmas-coat) by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Game of Silence](https://readinglist.school/book/the-birchbark-house) by Louise Erdrich _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Trail of the Dead (Killer of Enemies #2)](https://readinglist.school/book/killer-of-enemies) by Joseph Bruchac _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Warrior Girl Unearthed](https://readinglist.school/book/warrior-girl-unearthed) by Angeline Boulley _(Grades 9–12)_
- [We Still Belong](https://readinglist.school/book/we-still-belong) by Christine Day _(Grades 3–7)_

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