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Michael Dorris (1945–1997)

Autor(a) de A Yellow Raft in Blue Water

15+ Works 6,742 Membros 104 Críticas 4 Favorited

About the Author

Michael Dorris, Author Michael Dorris received an undergraduate degree in English, with honors, from Georgetown University and a graduate degree in anthropology from Yale. He taught for fifteen years at Dartmouth College and founded the Native American Studies Program there. His novels include "A mostrar mais Yellow Raft in Blue Water" and "The Crown of Columbus," co-authored with Louise Erdrich. "The Broken Cord," which was named Best Non-Fiction of the Year by the National Book Critics Circle, brought attention to the disorder Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. He has also written novels for young adults, which include "Guests," "Sees Behind Trees," and "Morning Girl," which won the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Obras por Michael Dorris

A Yellow Raft in Blue Water (1987) 2,021 exemplares
Morning Girl (1992) 1,418 exemplares
Sees Behind Trees (1996) 798 exemplares
Guests (1994) 577 exemplares
The Crown of Columbus (1991) 529 exemplares
The Broken Cord (1989) 455 exemplares
Cloud Chamber (1997) 350 exemplares
Working Men: Stories (1993) 194 exemplares
Paper Trail: Essays (1994) 122 exemplares
The Window (1997) 119 exemplares
Route Two (1990) 3 exemplares

Associated Works

Talking Leaves: Contemporary Native American Short Stories (1991) — Contribuidor — 189 exemplares
I Should Have Stayed Home: The Worst Trips of the Great Writers (1994) — Contribuidor — 175 exemplares
In Another Part of the Forest: An Anthology of Gay Short Fiction (1994) — Contribuidor — 174 exemplares
Growing Up Native American (1993) — Contribuidor — 169 exemplares
Earth Song, Sky Spirit (1993) — Contribuidor — 67 exemplares
Ininatig's Gift of Sugar: Traditional Native Sugarmaking (1993) — Prefácio — 61 exemplares
Song of the Turtle: American Indian Literature 1974-1994 (1996) — Contribuidor — 60 exemplares
American Indian Stereotypes in the World of Children (1982) — Prefácio, algumas edições29 exemplares
Race: An Anthology in the First Person (1997) — Contribuidor — 28 exemplares

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A Yellow Raft in Blue Water, Michael Dorris em World Reading Circle (Março 2013)

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Morning Girl is a story about an indiginous family that lives on an island in 1492. The chapters alternate narraters between two siblings, Morning Girl and Star Boy. It tells the struggles of sibling love and finding your place in your family. Morning girl has short easy to read chapters. This book would be a great introduction to historical fiction for elementary students. They will be able to relate with the characters feelings about their sibling even in this modern time.
 
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dashton | 16 outras críticas | Feb 3, 2024 |
Here's what I wrote in 2008 about this read: "There are many ways for a youth to be troubled, almost to the point of losing their way home, and many reasons to be troubled. But the bonds of woman and blood are strong. A tale of one such youth, with her mix of Native American and African American blood." Honesty, though, at this point I have no memory of reading this book.
 
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MGADMJK | 38 outras críticas | Feb 25, 2023 |
This story is about a Native American boy who has a sight impairment and it is harder for him to earn his adult name than other boys. He has to learn to rely on other senses since he can't see. Walnut goes on a dangerous journey which helps him earn his name. Walnut gradually learns confidence in himself through his journey in finding his name. He also learned the respect of his tribe by going on a dangerous adventure. This book is exciting and will keep you reading to the end!!
 
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StephanieAllery | 12 outras críticas | Feb 20, 2023 |
 
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Obras
15
Also by
15
Membros
6,742
Popularidade
#3,632
Avaliação
½ 3.7
Críticas
104
ISBN
132
Línguas
8
Marcado como favorito
4

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