Synopsis
Summary
Little 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. This book examines the miseducation and mistreatment of Indigenous kids, while celebrating their strength, resiliency, and courage—and the ultimate failure of the United States government to erase them.
Notable Achievements
Winner of the Orbis Pictus Award; A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year; A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
Reviews
Kirkus: "Presents harsh realities and thought-provoking content critical to understanding U.S. history."
Publishers Weekly: "Quotes and stories from Chilocco survivors-as well as relevant personal experiences from his childhood that Jones threads throughout -unravel heartbreaking situations and further deepen the text's visceral and empathetic depiction of this horrific chapter in U.S. history."
School Library Journal: "Detailed with emotional sympathy inherent in the retelling from a family’s lineage, this narrative nonfiction title pays homage and remembrance to those harmed and intended to be forgotten."
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