To continue our monthly series of book lists, the Washington Talking Book & Braille Library would like to recommend the following titles for adults:
March, 2006 -- Multicultural Fiction: Native American Authors
Indian Killer by Sherman Alexie. An elusive serial killer stalks and scalps white men in Seattle . While retaliatory hate crimes escalate, suspect John Smith, a Native American adopted into a white family, wanders the streets. Cassette book RC 44550. Braille book BRW 0653.
Love Medicine: A Novel by Louise Erdrich. The first novel in Erdrich's Native American series, this multigenerational story of two Chippewa families in North Dakota features memorable voices of heartbreak and hope. Cassette book RC 22061. Large print book LP 04612.
Crota by Owl Goingback. An enormous bear-like creature begins attacking men in small-town Missouri . Game warden Jay Little Hawk identifies him as Crota, an ancient monster from local Native legend. Cassette book RC 48229.
Perma Red by Debra Magpie Earling. Growing up on the Flathead Indian reservation in 1940s Montana , Louise White Elk has always known that Baptiste Yellow Knife intended to marry her. But he is not the only man who wants to possess her, and violent passions are provoked. Cassette book RC 56419.
Crazy Snake by Robert J. Conley. Rising to Principal Chief after witnessing the government's betrayal of a treaty that forced Creeks off their lands, Crazy Snake becomes the target of a United States conspiracy to rid the nation of the tribe. Cassette book RC 44791. Large print book LP 12488.
A Yellow Raft in Blue Water by Michael Dorris. A fierce saga of three generations of women beset by hardship and torn by angry secrets. Rayona, Christine, and Ida all seek their own identity while forever cognizant of family responsibilities, loyalty, and love. Cassette book RC 26494. Large print book LP 05593.
Earth Song, Sky Spirit edited by Clifford E. Trafzer. Thirty short stories about the contemporary Native American experience. Each story includes a short profile of the author. Cassette book RC 38244.