November is Native American Heritage Month — a time to honor and celebrate the rich histories, diverse cultures, and lasting contributions of Native peoples.

Shoreline Schools is proud to recognize this month by sharing book recommendations for students of all ages from the American Library Association, featuring Indigenous authors and stories that reflect Native voices and experiences.

Explore these powerful reads and join us in celebrating Native American heritage throughout November and beyond.

Elementary Books

All Around Us by Xelena González

My Heart Fills With Happiness by Monique Gray Smith

Bowwow Powwow by Brenda Child

Hiawatha and the Peacemaker by Robbie Robertson

Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard

We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell

When We Are Kind by Monique Gray Smith

We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom

We Are Still Here! Native American Truths Everyone Should Know by Traci Sorell

Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer by Traci Sorell

Raven Makes the Aleutians by Pauline Duncan

Herizon by Daniel W. Vandever

Learning My Rights With Mouse Woman by Morgan Asoyuf

I Sang You Down from the Stars by Tasha Spillett-Sumner

Jo Jo Makoons by Dawn Quigley

Middle School Books

The Star That Always Stays by Anna Rose Johnson

True History: Indigenous America by Liam McDonald

Healer of the Water Monster by Brian Young

The Sea in Winter by Christine Day

I Can Make This Promise by Christine Day

The Grizzly Mother by Hetxw’ms Gyetxw Brett D. Huson

Peggy Flanagan: Ogimaa Kwe, Lieutenant Governor by Jessica Engelking

Ella Cara Deloria: Dakota Language Protector by Diane Wilson

Young Adult Books

Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith

The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee (Young Readers Adaptation): Life in Native America by Sheila Keenan

Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley

Rez Ball by Byron Graves

A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger

Soldiers Unknown by Chag Lowry

Notable Native People: 50 Indigenous Leaders by Adrienne Keene

Apple Skin to the Core by Eric Gansworth

An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States: Revisioning History for Young People by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline