For a Girl Becoming

by Joy Harjo

Other authorsMercedes McDonald (Illustrator)
Hardcover, 2009

LCC

Juv PS3558 A62423 F67 2009

Collection

Juvenile

Description

Within these colorful pages, family and community come together in celebration of a girl's journey, offering praise, love, and advice to help carry her forward through the many milestones to come.

Publication

Tucson: University of Arizona Press (2009)

Tags

Indian girls--poetry, Indians of North America, Series: Sun tracks, Reading age: 10+

Notes

Joy Harjo (Muskogee Creek)
Sun tracks; v.66

Awards

Skipping Stones Honor Award (2010)

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