I’ve got a post running today over at SleuthSayers on the topic of indigenous mysteries for kids. November is the start of Native American Heritage Month in the United States, and I’ve wanted to talk about some of the books I picked up when we visited Cherokee, North Carolina, back in summer. The three I’m recommending today range in reading level, tone, and maturity from middle grade to YA. Visit SleuthSayers to read the post, which is entitled:
Three Indigenous Mysteries for Kids!
Specifically, the three I’m talking about are the following. And yes, these are affiliate links, but any bookstore you visit should be able to order them for you:
Hardcover comic book for young readers. A very sweet plot with great illustrations. Two kids living on a Choctaw reservation team up to find out who stole the ice cream man’s frozen treats.
Chapter book mystery for young readers that will remind many adults of the Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew mysteries. Four cousins who are First Nations kids in Canada help find an elderly white archeologist who’s gone missing on tribal lands.
Firekeeper’s Daughter, by Angeline Boulley (Firekeeper’s Daughter series, Macmillan, $14.99).
A YA novel about an 18-year-old biracial woman who goes undercover after witnessing a murder to break up a drug operating in Ojibwe communities in Michigan. Mature themes, but a stunning debut mystery.