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#NotYourPrincess
EditorsMary Beth Leatherdale
Lisa Charleyboy
PublishedAnnick Press
Publication date
September 12, 2017
ISBN978-1554519576

#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women is a 2017 young adult anthology edited by Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale, and published by Annick Press. The content is by multiple contemporary artists from North America and Canada. It received the American Indian Youth Literature Award and Norma Fleck Award in 2018.[1]

Themes

The book contains poems, essays, and art about what it is like to be an indigenous woman or girl.[2] The work has broad themes of sexual and drug abuse, discrimination, and silence.[3]

Authors

Awards

#NotYourPrincess won the American Indian Youth Literature Award and Norma Fleck Award in 2018.[8][9] It was a finalist for the 2018 Young Adult Library Services Association Award for Excellence in Nonfiction and a part of the 2018 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten.[10][11] Kirkus named it a Best Book of 2017 in the Teen category.[2]

Critical reception

#NotYourPrincess has received positive critical reviews. Karen MacPherson wrote in The Washington Post, "Provocative, thoughtful and sometimes humorous, this book showcases tenacious and talented indigenous women ready to take on the world."[1] Publisher's Weekly described it as, "a moving and powerful collection that draws strength from the variety of voices and lived experiences it represents."[12] In a starred review, Kirkus called #NotYourPrincess "both testament to the complexity of Indigenous women’s identities and ferocious statement that these women fully inhabit the modern world."[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "These books can help build strong girls — and boys — for today's world". Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  2. ^ a b c #NOTYOURPRINCESS by Lisa Charleyboy , Mary Beth Leatherdale | Kirkus Reviews.
  3. ^ "View of #NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women (Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale eds) | Transmotion". journals.kent.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  4. ^ "Cree", Wikipedia, 2019-10-29, retrieved 2019-10-30
  5. ^ a b c d e f Deer, Jessica (Aug 25, 2019). "Meet the Cree artist behind the 'Bead This In Your Style' challenge". CBC. Retrieved Oct 29, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Work of passion gains momentum". The Concordian. 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  7. ^ a b "In photos: Through the eyes of Saige Mukash". Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  8. ^ "American Indian Youth Literature Award". American Indian Library Association. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  9. ^ "Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  10. ^ "#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women | Awards & Grants". www.ala.org. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  11. ^ kbrowner (2018-02-12). "2018 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten". Amelia Bloomer Project. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  12. ^ "Children's Book Review: #NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women Edited by Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale. Annick (PGW, dist.), $12.95 trade paper (112p) ISBN 978-1-55451-957-6". Publishers Weekly. October 1, 2017. Retrieved 2019-10-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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