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Larry
Grandma Riley is kind but spunky for her age, and she knows about almost everything that has happened in the town since it began. She really is Larry’s great-grandma. Freckle-faced Larry and his best friend, Chesty, who is descended from the Osage and the Creeks, love Grandma Riley. But when she loans them part of her prized arrowhead collection for a school project things quickly get a little too exciting. Ages 8-12; 127 pages; paper.
The Gray Eyes Family
Written in the 1950s, this story for children tells about a Navajo family who has grown up in the traditional ways of their people, but they are starting to become acquainted with the missionary, the government, and the world beyond their immediate surroundings. The oldest son wants to go to school. And the missionary and the Trading Post man say the baby needs a name paper. What shall they do? Whom shall they trust? 127 pages; paperback.
Treasures for Tomás
What is in the locked boxes? Tomás Aragón and his friend, Dan Rico, puzzle over the mysterious boxes that came along with their pile of useful junk, bought at an auction for 52 cents. And there are bigger troubles to think about too. Daddy Aragón has quit his job because the boss wants him to work on Sunday. Set in a religious Mexican-American community in Colorado, this story will hold your attention while the mystery is solved and the trouble resolved. Ages 8-12; 126 pages; paper.