{"product_id":"stealing-little-moon-the-legacy-of-the-american-indian-boarding-schools-scholastic-focus-9781338889475","title":"Stealing Little Moon: The Legacy of the American Indian Boarding Schools (Scholastic Focus)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eStealing Little Moon\u003c\/i\u003e is both a moving family saga and an expertly told true story that all Americans should know.\" --Steve Sheinkin, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBomb\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUndefeated\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScholastic Focus is the premier home of thoroughly researched, beautifully written, and thoughtfully designed works of narrative nonfiction aimed at middle grade and young adult readers. These books help readers learn about the world in which they live and develop their critical thinking skills so that they may become dynamic citizens who are able to analyze and understand our past, participate in essential discussions about our present, and work to grow and build our future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLittle Moon There Are No Stars Tonight was four years old when armed federal agents showed up at her home and took her from her family. Under the authority of the government, she was sent away to a boarding school specifically created to strip her of her Ponca culture and teach her the ways of white society. Little Moon was one of thousands of Indigenous children forced to attend these schools across America and give up everything they'd ever known: family, friends, toys, clothing, food, customs, even their language. She would be the first of four generations of her family who would go to the Chilocco Indian Agricultural School.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDan SaSuWeh Jones chronicles his family's time at Chilocco--starting with his grandmother Little Moon's arrival when the school first opened and ending with him working on the maintenance crew when the school shut down nearly one hundred years later. Together with the voices of students from other schools, both those who died and those who survived, Dan brings to light the lasting legacy of the boarding school era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart American history, part family history, \u003ci\u003eStealing Little Moon\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful look at the miseducation and the mistreatment of Indigenous kids, while celebrating their strength, resiliency, and courage--and the ultimate failure of the United States government to erase them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dan Sasuweh Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scholastic Focus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.1lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781338889475\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e553662 \/ Stealing Little Moon: The Legacy of the American Indian Boarding Schools\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2024 pg. 71\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/19\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/20\/2024 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2024 pg. 111\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2024 - Superior,Well Above Average\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDan SaSuWeh Jones is the critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eStealing Little Moon: The Legacy of the American Indian Boarding Schools\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLiving Ghosts and Mischievous Monsters: Chilling American Indian Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, and was a storyteller and consultant for \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic Encyclopedia of the American Indian\u003c\/i\u003e. A former Chairman of the Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma and former member of the Producers Guild of America, he is also a filmmaker who has produced work for \u003ci\u003eSesame Street\u003c\/i\u003e, NBC, TBS, and other national and international networks. He worked as an honorary Imagineer and consultant for the Walt Disney Company's Disney America theme park and as a field producer for the television miniseries \u003ci\u003e500 Nations\u003c\/i\u003e, produced by Kevin Costner. As a bronze sculptor, he was a finalist in the competition for the American Indian Veterans Memorial at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC. He holds a seat in the House of Warriors, a traditional Ponca Warrior Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119449075757,"sku":"9781338889475","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_65e38bd7-26ad-498a-a103-9799ba735ec8.jpg?v=1756227621","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/stealing-little-moon-the-legacy-of-the-american-indian-boarding-schools-scholastic-focus-9781338889475","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}