Saltypie A Choctaw Journey from Darkness Into Light

American Indian Youth Literature Award, American Library Association (ALA) Notable Children's Book, American Library Association (ALA) Skipping Stones Honor Award, Skipping Stones Magazine Storytelling World Honor Award, Storytelling World Wordcraft Circle Children's Literature Award, Wordcraft CircleSaltypie is the sweet taste of Choctaw tears in this powerful picture-book memoir.Bee stings on the backside! That was just the beginning. Tim was about to enter a world of the past, with bullying boys, sharp stones, and Indian spirits of long ago. But they were real spirits, real stones, very real memories.... In this deeply moving, beautifully illustrated family saga, Choctaw author and storyteller Tim Tingle describes his childhood and how he discovered his grandmother's painful history--from her orphan days at an Indian boarding school to hardships encountered in her new home on the Gulf Coast. But throughout these struggles, she kept her quiet, funny laugh and the love of family that held all the Tingles together. Tingle says, Stories of modern Indian families rarely grace the printed page. Long before I began writing, I knew this story must be told. Seen through the innocent eyes of a young boy, Saltypie is the story of one family's efforts to honor the past while struggling to gain a foothold in modern America.

ISBN:	9780892394753
Publisher:	Lee & Low Books
Imprint:	Cinco Puntos Press
Published date:	11 Jan 2022
DEWEY:	B
Language:	English
Number of pages:	40
Weight:	181g
Height:	274mm
Width:	212mm
Spine width:	4mm

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