Code word courage [Dogs of World War II]by Larson, Kirby 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic Press, 2018)

BTSB #: 543607 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.1 MG RC: 3.3 3-5 Lexile: 590

Genres: Historical Fiction Animals

Subjects: Dogs - Fiction Family life - Fiction Navajo Indians - Fiction Native Americans - North America - California - Fiction Navajo code talkers - Fiction World War, 1939-1945 - United States - Fiction Friendship - Fiction United States - History|y1933-1945 - Fiction

Summary: In September 1944 eleven-year-old Billie lives with her great aunt, Doff, eagerly waiting for her older brother Leo to return from boot camp, and desperate to find the father that left when she was little; but Leo brings a friend with him, a Navajo named Denny, and the injured dog they have rescued and named Bear--and when the two young men go off to war Bear becomes the thread that ties them all together, and helps Billie to find a true friend.

Code word courage by Larson, Kirby 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2018)

BTSB #: P04232 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   


Genres: Historical Fiction Animals

Subjects: Dogs - Fiction Family life - Fiction Navajo Indians - Fiction Native Americans - North America - California - Fiction Navajo code talkers - Fiction World War, 1939-1945 - United States - Fiction Friendship - Fiction United States - History|y1933-1945 - Fiction

Summary: In September 1944 eleven-year-old Billie lives with her great aunt, Doff, eagerly waiting for her older brother Leo to return from boot camp, and desperate to find the father that left when she was little; but Leo brings a friend with him, a Navajo named Denny, and the injured dog they have rescued and named Bear--and when the two young men go off to war Bear becomes the thread that ties them all together, and helps Billie to find a true friend.

First laugh welcome, baby! by Tahe, Rose Ann 

BTSB Prebound(Charlesbridge, 2018)

BTSB #: 870981 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
AR: 2.1 LG Lexile: 500 AD

Genres: Multicultural Family Life

Subjects: Childbirth - Fiction Infants - Fiction Navajo Indians - Fiction Family life - Fiction Native Americans - North America - Southwestern States - Fiction

Summary: A Navajo family welcomes a new baby into the family with love and ceremony, eagerly waiting for that first special laugh. Includes brief description of birth customs in different cultures.

Race to the sun by Roanhorse, Rebecca 

Paperback(Disney/Hyperion, 2021)

BTSB #: 757464 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
Lexile: 680

Genres: Adventure Fiction Folk Tales, Fables, Mythology Family Life

Subjects: Adventure fiction Monsters - Fiction Navajo Indians - Fiction Native Americans - North America - New Mexico - Fiction Navajo mythology - Fiction Family life - New Mexico - Fiction Friendship - Fiction New Mexico - Fiction

Summary: Guided by her Navajo ancestors, seventh-grader Nizhoni Begay discovers she is descended from a holy woman and destined to become a monsterslayer, starting with the evil businessman who kidnapped her father. Includes glossary of Navajo terms.

Race to the sun by Roanhorse, Rebecca 

BTSB Prebound(Disney/Hyperion, 2019)

BTSB #: 757522 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
Lexile: 680

Genres: Adventure Fiction Folk Tales, Fables, Mythology Family Life

Subjects: Adventure fiction Monsters - Fiction Navajo Indians - Fiction Native Americans - North America - New Mexico - Fiction Navajo mythology - Fiction Family life - New Mexico - Fiction Friendship - Fiction New Mexico - Fiction

Summary: Guided by her Navajo ancestors, seventh-grader Nizhoni Begay discovers she is descended from a holy woman and destined to become a monsterslayer, starting with the evil businessman who kidnapped her father. Includes glossary of Navajo terms.

Water Lady : how Darlene Arviso helps a thirsty Navajo Nation by McGinty, Alice B. 

BTSB Prebound(Schwartz & Wade Books, 2021)

BTSB #: 626236 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
Lexile: 640 AD

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Arviso, Darlene - Fiction Water supply - Fiction Deserts - Fiction Navajo Indians - Fiction Native Americans - North America - New Mexico - Fiction New Mexico - Fiction

Summary: Darlene Arviso drives a school bus and picks up students for school. After dropping them off, she heads to another job: she drives her big yellow tanker truck to the water tower, fills it with three thousand gallons of water, and returns to the reservation, bringing water to many, many others.