Night is Gone, Day is Still Coming: Stories and Poems by American Indian Teens and Young Adults
A Poetry, Cultural, Young Adult book. Grade Level: 8 and up (maybe 7th)This book is an incredible...
The voices of fifty-seven young American Indians emerge in a powerful collection of original writing coedited by the anthologist of YOU HEAR ME? and THINGS I HAVE TO TELL YOU. When the night isgone and the day isstill coming,we will be taken awayfrom this earth.We will be rising asthe next generationis coming.- from "Next Generations" by Marcia Blacksmith, age thirteen, Crow, LakotaOpen this revelatory anthology of poetry, prose, and memoir and listen to the voices of today’s young American Indians, ages eleven to twenty-two, from many nations across the country: A young man pines for his "fry bread queen" in a comically honest take on unrequited love. Another teen tells of a "carbonation dance," his summer ritual of crushing returnable Coke cans with his grandfather. Some express typical teenage angst. Others...
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- Pages: 160 pages
- ISBN: 9780763615185 / 763615188
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format: poetryage: grades 8 and upprotagonist: n/aOrtiz, S. (2003). Night is gone, day is still coming: Stories and poems by American Indian teens and young adults. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press.This is a wonderful collection of poems, letters, and stories written by Native Americans between the ages of eleven and twenty-two. Issues... Grade Level: 8 and up (maybe 7th)This book is an incredible compilation of poems and short stories written by Native American teens and young adults between the ages of 11-22. The talent of these young people is astonishing. Their ability to express their fears, worries, dark moments, and memories in such poetic beauty is very impressive.... This book I would classify as a narritive poem because of the theme throughout the book. This book is based around Indian traditions, apprication for nature and everything nature has to offer. The poem I used that I thought would work well with fifth graders was the poem titled, At Midnight. This poem was short, but followed a good...
