Английская Википедия:Christine Day (author)
Christine Day is an Indigenous American author of children's books. She is a member of the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe.[1] Her novel We Still Belong won the American Indian Youth Literature Award for middle school book, and three of her books have received American Indian Youth Literature Award honors.[2]
Biography
Day grew up in Seattle.[3] Her mother was adopted prior to the Indian Child Welfare Act, which inspired her debut novel, I Can Make This Promise.[4][5]
As a child, she attended a ballet program with Pacific Northwest Ballet School,[4] where she learned about Maria Tallchief.[5] Later, when approached about adapting Clinton and Boiger's picture book about Tallchief, she was thrilled at the opportunity.[5]
Day received a master's degree from the University of Washington.[3] For her thesis, she studied Coast Salish weaving traditions.[3]
Awards and honors
In 2019, the Chicago Public Library,[6] Kirkus Reviews,[7] NPR[8] included I Can Make This Promise on their list of the best books of the year.
The Sea in Winter is a Junior Library Guild book.[9] Kirkus Reviews also included it on their list of the best children's books of 2021.[10]
| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | I Can Make This Promise | ALSC Notable Children's Books | Selection | [11] |
| American Indian Youth Literature Award for Best Middle School Book | Honor | [2][12] | ||
| Charlotte Huck Award | Honor | [13] | ||
| 2021 | Rise: A Feminist Book Project | Selection | [14] | |
| 2022 | Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award | Nominee | [15] | |
| Шаблон:Sort | ALSC Notable Children's Books | Selection | [16] | |
| American Indian Youth Literature Award for Best Middle School Book | Honor | [2][10][17] | ||
| Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award | Shortlist | [18] | ||
| 2024 | We Still Belong | American Indian Youth Literature Award for Best Middle School Book | Winner | [19] |
| She Persisted: Maria Tallchief | Honor |
Publications
Books
- I Can Make This Promise, HarperCollins, (2019)
- The Sea in Winter, Heartdrum, Шаблон:Isbn (2021)
- She Persisted: Maria Tallchief, adapted from the picture book by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger and illustrated by Gillian Flint, Philomel Books, Шаблон:Isbn (2021).
- We Still Belong, Heartdrum, Шаблон:ISBN (expected 2023).
Contributions
- "Unexpected Pursuits: Embracing My Indigeneity & Creativity" in Our Stories, Our Voices: 21 YA Authors Get Real About Injustice, Empowerment, and Growing Up Female in America, edited by Amy Reed, Simon Pulse, Шаблон:ISBN (2018)
- "What We Know About Glaciers" in Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids, edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith, Heartdrum, Шаблон:ISBN (2021)
References
External links
- “Real-life family mystery inspires debut novel ‘I Can Make This Promise,’” by Mary Quattlebaum for The Washington PostШаблон:Authority control
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