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1. Debby Dahl Edwardson's MY NAME IS NOT EASY is a finalist for the National Book Award!
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By: Debbie Reese, on 10/12/2011
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A heart congratulations to Debby Dahl Edwardson! Today, her My Name is Not Easy was named as a finalist for the National Book Award! Here's a book trailer about the book:



In addition to the page at the NBA site, take a look at Debby's website. I'll add blog posts and news articles about the book as I find them.


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2. MY NAME IS NOT EASY, by Debby Dahl Edwardson
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By: Debbie Reese, on 10/7/2011
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Yesterday I read Debby Dahl Edwardson's My Name Is Not Easy. It is a powerful novel, moving me in the same ways that Joseph Bruchac's Hidden Roots did.  Powerful governmental institutions did some really horrible things to indigenous people.

My Name Is Not Easy is one of those novels that brings those horrible events to a wide audience. Joe wrote about sterilization in his novel; Debby writes about using Alaska Native children in boarding schools to conduct experiments involving radioactive iodine. I didn't know about those tests.

There's more, too. A child being taken from his family, abuse at the hands of a Catholic priest...  I'll have more to say later.

Because of the story itself, and the power and grace and beauty of Debby's writing as she recounts this family story, I highly recommend My Name Is Not Easy, and it will be one of the books I discuss when I do workshops and talks with teachers and librarians.

Read Debby's blog to see where she'll be speaking about the book. There, you'll also find contact information. Invite her to speak at your school. She lives in Alaska, but does Skype visits, too.

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