Andrea L. Rogers

It is June first and twelve-year-old Mary does not really understand what is happening: she does not understand the hatred and greed of the white men who are forcing her Cherokee family out of their home in New Echota, Georgia, capital of the Cherokee Nation, and trying to steal what few things they are allowed to take with them, she does not understand why a soldier killed her grandfather--and she certainly does not understand how she, her sister, and her mother, are going to survive the thousand mile trip to the lands west of the Mississippi.

A Cherokee Removal Survival Story

Mary and the Trail of Tears

"I write to rectify the absence of native characters in the world. I write about native families who love each other, despite whatever crisis drives the plot. From where I see things, monsters are made, and not necessarily monstrous."--Statement of Aesthetics.

Man Made Monsters

David Robertson

Darcie Little Badger

Monique Gray Smith

Cynthia Leitich Smith

Eric Gansworth

Marcella Bell

Kate Hart

Brian Young

Jen Ferguson

Cheryl Isaacs

Byron Graves

Angeline Boulley

K.A. Cobell

Christine Derr

A.J. Eversole

Karina Iceberg

Featuring the voices of both new and acclaimed Indigenous writers and edited by bestselling Muscogee author Cynthia Leitich Smith, this collection of interconnected stories serves up laughter, love, Native pride, and the world’s best frybread.

The road to Sandy June's Legendary Frybread Drive-In slips through every rez and alongside every urban Native hangout. The menu offers a rotating feast, including traditional eats and tasty snacks. But Sandy June's serves up more than it hosts live music, movie nights, unexpected family reunions, love long lost, and love found again.

That big green-and-gold neon sign beckons to teens of every tribal Nation, often when they need it most.

Featuring stories and poems Kaua Mahoe Adams, Marcella Bell, Angeline Boulley, K. A. Cobell, A. J. Eversole, Jen Ferguson, Eric Gansworth, Byron Graves, Kate Hart, Christine Hartman Derr, Karina Iceberg, Cheryl Isaacs, Darcie Little Badger, David A. Robertson, Andrea L. Rogers, Cynthia Leitich Smith, and Brian Young.

In partnership with We Need Diverse Books.

Legendary Frybread Drive-In

"One Cherokee child celebrates the family tradition of gathering wild onions for a big community meal, a significant tradition among several southeastern tribes"--

When We Gather

Andrea L. Rogers

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