A colleague wrote to ask if I know of a study of the most-assigned Native author in schools. I don’t know of one, but will be looking for one, or, trying to figure out how to get the answer to the question, which is basically, “What book about American Indians is most-often taught/assigned in school?” [...]
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Superheroes and their daring-do are no longer confined to the cartoons, as a recent “biography” of Superman and this playfully entertaining collection of superhuman adventures attest. Co-editors Varley and Mainhardt wisely avoid episodes from the established superhero pantheon in favor of those from imaginative, even twisted, superhero variations. Using Varley’s own wry tale of an [...]
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