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Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids, by Cynthia L. Smith
8 reviews
mandkips's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Colonisation, Racism, and Grief
Minor: Death of parent
spinesinaline's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, and Death of parent
linesiunderline's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This is a book I hope will make its way onto the shelves of many middle school and high school libraries. It’s joyful, heartfelt, emotionally rich, complex, and full of diverse perspectives and stories. I’ve never been to a pow wow but this collection itself offers an experience that gives you a sense of the community feeling of these celebrations. Also, you’ll put it down wanting to check out more writing by the many authors featured here.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Colonisation, Child abuse, Grief, and Racism
foreverinastory's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.75
Wish there had been a story about a queer character--unless i missed it? Otherwise absolutely loved this anthology and it was really out here trying to make me cry in Aldi multiple times.
Rep: All MCs and most side characters are Indigenous to North America--various tribal identities including Seneca, Cherokee, Cree, Navajo, Anishinaabe--Ojibwe, Apache, Lipan, Choctaw. Biracial characters.
CWs: Bullying, discussions of colonization and cultural appropriation, child abuse, racism.
Rep: All MCs and most side characters are Indigenous to North America--various tribal identities including Seneca, Cherokee, Cree, Navajo, Anishinaabe--Ojibwe, Apache, Lipan, Choctaw. Biracial characters.
CWs: Bullying, discussions of colonization and cultural appropriation, child abuse, racism.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Child abuse, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, and Racism
rockatanskette's review
hopeful
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
First, I highly recommend listening to powwow music while reading this, if you're the type who can/has to listen to music to focus on reading. Second, I really enjoyed this. I've been trying to broaden my horizons, especially when it comes to learning about and understanding Native American and First Nations cultures and I think Ancestor Approved was an informative and compelling introduction to a variety of cultures. I think what a culture teaches their children often represents what that culture most values and while I obviously have a lot to learn about the many cultures included in Ancestor Approved, I know a lot more than I did before and I'm grateful.
Apart from that the stories are engaging and entertaining and once I started, I couldn't stop. Catching glimpses and common threads in each story made me want to keep reading and I'm looking forward to looking back now that I have all the stories in mind and rereading to see connections I might have missed.
Apart from that the stories are engaging and entertaining and once I started, I couldn't stop. Catching glimpses and common threads in each story made me want to keep reading and I'm looking forward to looking back now that I have all the stories in mind and rereading to see connections I might have missed.
Content Warnings
Minor: Racism
betweentheshelves's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
There's something for everyone in this series of short stories. All of the stories in here are surrounding a powwow at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and I loved seeing characters in some stories showing up in others. Kids who are fans of short stories will definitely love this!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism
erinsbookshelves's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Child abuse and Grief
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