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  • Wed 10
    November 10, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am EST

    Fry Bread Storytime

    Howard Miller Public Library 14 S Church St, Zeeland, MI 49464

    Join our friends at Howard Miller in a Little Read storytime!

  • Wed 10
    November 10, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST

    Freedom Village Book Discussion

    Frauenthal Center 425 W Western Ave STE 200, Muskegon, MI, United States

    Professor Moreau and his students will be leading this book discussion for Freedom Village residents. This is a private event.

  • Wed 10
    November 10, 2021 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm EST

    From Wilder’s Little House on the Prairie to Harjo’s American Sunrise: Words Matter with Dr. Debbie Reese

    Virtual Event

    Joy Harjo writes that in 1830 with “the American soldiers at our backs,” her people left their homelands for Indian Territory. Thirty-nine years later, Charles Ingalls took his family —...

  • Thu 11
    November 11, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm EST

    Fry Bread with Creative Dining Services

    Phelps Dining Hall 264 Columbia Ave Holland, MI 49423

    Join Hope College's Creative Dining Services at Phelps Dining Hall for fellowship and a meal inspired by Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story. Campus Health has not yet opened...

  • Thu 11
    November 11, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST

    Reading of An American Sunrise

    The Bookman 715 Washington Ave, Grand Haven, MI 49417

    Join Jack Ridl, Alison Swan, Teressa Scollon, and Marcia Kennedy as they read excerpts from An American Sunrise, discuss the significance, and read some of their own poetry.

  • Fri 12
    November 12, 2021 @ 8:00 am - 9:00 am EST

    Little Read Author Event with Kevin Noble Maillard: Behind the Scenes of Picture Book Making

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    Join us as Kevin Noble Maillard, author of Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story, gives a virtual tour of his studio and talks about his inspiration for making the...

  • Fri 12
    November 12, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST

    An American Sunrise Book Discussion with the Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony

    The Holland Museum 31 W 10th Street Holland, MI 49423

    The Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony is dedicated to promoting unity, justice, equal opportunity, ethnic awareness, cross-cultural understanding, and appreciation for diversity. Join its members in discussing An American...

  • Mon 15
    November 15, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST

    Cynthia Leitich Smith: Journey to Inclusion: Native and First Nations Books for Young Readers

    Virtual Event

    Cynthia Leitich Smith is the editor of Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids, the author of the Hearts Unbroken series, and the curator of HarperCollins' Native-focused imprint, Heartdrum. Her passion...

  • Tue 16
    November 16, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST

    Documentary Film Event: Gather

    Knickerbocker Theater 86 E 8th Street Holland, MI 49423

    Join us as we watch the documentary Gather. This documentary follows Native Americans who not only try to reclaim their spiritual and cultural identities but do it through food sovereignty....

  • Wed 17
    November 17, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST

    TV Show Discussion and Drinks: Rutherford Falls and An American Sunrise

    Our Brewing Company 76 E 8th Steet Holland, MI 49423

    Join us at Our Brewing Company to talk about the TV show Rutherford Falls (Peacock) and its connections to An American Sunrise by Joy Harjo.

  • Fri 19
    November 19, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST

    “W@nderings with children and families: developing place-based approaches to teaching and learning” with Dr. Charlene Montaño Nolan

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    Join the Hope College Education department in their monthly Diversity and Equity in Education speaker series with this virtual event featuring Dr. Charlene Montaño Nolan (Western Washington University). Her talk...

  • Fri 19
    November 19, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST

    Striketime Dance Performance: Fry Bread Themes Part 1

    Hope College, Dow Center, Studio 207 168 E 13th Street Holland, MI 49423

    StrikeTime Dance Theatre will perform and present work inspired by the story Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story. Participants will learn about recipes and traditions through the lens of...

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Big Read Author Events with Leif Enger on Nov 11-13
  • Big/Middle Read
    • I Cheerfully Refuse
    • A Wish in the Dark
    • Previous Big Read Books
      • 2024
        • The Great Gatsby
        • American Born Chinese
        • Mexikid
      • 2023
        • Homegoing
        • New Kid
        • The Door of No Return
        • 10th Anniversary
      • 2022
        • In the Heart of the Sea
        • In the Heart of the Sea – The Young Reader’s Edition
        • An American Sunrise
        • Circe
        • Middle Read 2022
  • Little/Mini Read
    • Journey
    • Row Row Row Your Boat (Baby Rhyme Time) (Board Book)
    • Previous Little Read Books
      • 2024
        • Dreamers
        • Love
      • 2023
        • Change Sings
        • The More We Get Together
      • 2022
        • Galápagos Girl / Galapagueña
        • Fry Bread
        • Last Stop on Market Street
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