11 must-read indigenous books like Daughters of the Deer by Danielle Daniel

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Daughters of the Deer

By: Danielle Daniel

4.40

Format: 327 pages, Paperback

In this haunting, groundbreaking, historical novel, Danielle Daniel imagines the lives of her ances…

If you liked the indigenous plot in Daughters of the Deer by Danielle Daniel , here is a list of 11 books like this:

1. Scarborough

By: Catherine Hernandez

4.19

Format: 208 pages,

Scarborough is a low-income, culturally diverse neighborhood east of Toronto, the fourth largest ci… read more

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2. The Break

By: Katherena Vermette

4.36

Format: 39 pages, Paperback

2016 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize finalist When Stella, a young Metis mother, looks out her … read more

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3. Chłopki. Opowieść o naszych babkach

By: Joanna Kuciel-Frydryszak

4.44

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

Autorka Służących do wszystkiego wraca do tematu wiejskich kobiet, ale tym razem to opowieść zza dr… read more

Similar categories in Joanna Kuciel-Frydryszak's Chłopki. Opowieść o naszych babkach book and Danielle Daniel's Daughters of the Deer

  • historical
  • audiobook
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4. Moon of the Turning Leaves (Moon, #2)

By: Waubgeshig Rice

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In this gripping sequel to the award-winning post-apocalyptic novel Moon of the Crusted Snow , a br… read more

Similar categories in Waubgeshig Rice's Moon of the Turning Leaves (Moon, #2) book and Danielle Daniel's Daughters of the Deer

  • fiction
  • adult
  • canada
  • audiobook
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5. Moon of the Crusted Snow (Moon, #1)

By: Waubgeshig Rice

3.85

Format: 213 pages, Paperback

A daring post-apocalyptic thriller from a powerful rising literary voice. With winter looming, … read more

Similar categories in Waubgeshig Rice's Moon of the Crusted Snow (Moon, #1) book and Danielle Daniel's Daughters of the Deer

  • canada
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Yes, apocalypse. We've had that over and over. But we always survived. We're still here. And we'll still be here, even if the power and the radios don't come back on and we never see any white people…"

-Waubgeshig Rice, Moon of the Crusted Snow (Moon, #1)

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6. Five Little Indians

By: Michelle Good

4.48

Format: 304 pages, ebook

Taken from their families when they are very small and sent to a remote, church-run residential sch… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Good's Five Little Indians book and Danielle Daniel's Daughters of the Deer

  • canada
  • historical
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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7. Hotline

By: Dimitri Nasrallah

4.15

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

A vivid love letter to the 1980s and one woman’s struggle to overcome the challenges of immigration… read more

Similar categories in Dimitri Nasrallah's Hotline book and Danielle Daniel's Daughters of the Deer

  • canada
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Here i am on my own, because of him, maybe free from a life that was turning into a prison, but cast away like a bad-luck omen too. Now I must give myself to others to survive. The world has judged t…"

-Dimitri Nasrallah, Hotline

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8. Jennie's Boy: A Newfoundland Childhood

By: Wayne Johnston

3.93

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

NATIONAL BESTSELLERNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE CBCConsummate storyteller and bestselling n… read more

Similar categories in Wayne Johnston's Jennie's Boy: A Newfoundland Childhood book and Danielle Daniel's Daughters of the Deer

  • canada
  • audiobook
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9. The Theory of Crows

By: David Alexander Robertson

3.89

Format: 320 pages, ebook

A poignant and evocative novel about the bonds of family and the gifts offered by the land When … read more

Similar categories in David Alexander Robertson's The Theory of Crows book and Danielle Daniel's Daughters of the Deer

  • adult fiction
  • canada
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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10. Wiek czerwonych mrówek

By: Тетяна П'янкова

4.53

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

Przejmująca powieść o jednym z najtrudniejszych momentów w historii Ukrainy – Wielkim Głodzie w lat… read more

Similar categories in Тетяна П'янкова's Wiek czerwonych mrówek book and Danielle Daniel's Daughters of the Deer

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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11. The Sleeping Car Porter

By: Suzette Mayr

3.46

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

When a mudslide strands a train, Baxter, a queer Black sleeping car porter, must contend with the p… read more

Similar categories in Suzette Mayr's The Sleeping Car Porter book and Danielle Daniel's Daughters of the Deer

  • audiobook
  • canada
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • queer
"Desperate feelings can swivel into loathing."

-Suzette Mayr, The Sleeping Car Porter

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12. Bad Cree

By: Jessica Johns

3.92

Format: 259 pages, Hardcover

In this gripping debut tinged with supernatural horror, a young Cree woman's dreams lead her on a p… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Johns's Bad Cree book and Danielle Daniel's Daughters of the Deer

  • canada
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"On cloudless days I swear the prairies are closer to the sun than anywhere else in the world. Not because of the heat. It's the size of the floating orb when nothing else is around it. Beating like a…"

-Jessica Johns, Bad Cree

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13. Daughters of the Deer

By: Danielle Daniel

4.40

Format: 327 pages, Paperback

In this haunting, groundbreaking, historical novel, Danielle Daniel imagines the lives of her ances… read more

Similar categories in Danielle Daniel's Daughters of the Deer book and Danielle Daniel's Daughters of the Deer

  • audiobook
  • adult fiction
  • canada
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • queer
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14. The Strangers

By: Katherena Vermette

4.10

Format: 336 pages, None

From the bestselling author of The Break comes a staggering intergenerational saga that explores ho… read more

Similar categories in Katherena Vermette's The Strangers book and Danielle Daniel's Daughters of the Deer

  • adult fiction
  • canada
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Summer was always the worst season. Everyone always complained about winter, but winter was simple, you just didn't go outside. Summer always tried to sneak in where it was not wanted."

-Katherena Vermette, The Strangers

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15. Becoming a Matriarch: A Memoir

By: Helen Knott

4.31

Format: 214 pages, Hardcover

When matriarchs begin to disappear, there is a choice to either step into the places they left behi… read more

Similar categories in Helen Knott's Becoming a Matriarch: A Memoir book and Danielle Daniel's Daughters of the Deer

  • audiobook
  • canada
  • indigenous
"What else have I made my responsibility that no one asked me to take on?"

-Helen Knott, Becoming a Matriarch: A Memoir

"Mama's arms felt like ceremony on nights when the ghosts of my past experiences wouldn't let me sleep."

-Helen Knott, Becoming a Matriarch: A Memoir

"The women in my family are medicine. They are backbones and ribcages and hearts. They are whispers in men's ears. They are the guardians that kept us whole."

-Helen Knott, Becoming a Matriarch: A Memoir

"Teetering on the brink of relapse and the edge of insanity. I can't fuck or fight my way out of these feelings, so that's a bitch, but the weather is nice. More cream for your coffee, Edna?"

-Helen Knott, Becoming a Matriarch: A Memoir

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16. The Story of Us

By: Catherine Hernandez

4.19

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of Canada Reads finalist Scarborough, a stunning new novel about the unbreakable bo… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Hernandez's The Story of Us book and Danielle Daniel's Daughters of the Deer

  • audiobook
  • adult fiction
  • canada
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
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17. The Circle

By: Katherena Vermette

4.05

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning and #1 bestselling author of The Break and The Strangers comes a poignant an… read more

Similar categories in Katherena Vermette's The Circle book and Danielle Daniel's Daughters of the Deer

  • adult fiction
  • canada
  • lgbt
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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18. All the Quiet Places

By: Brian Thomas Isaac

3.85

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

Brian Isaac's powerful debut novel All the Quiet Places is the coming-of-age story of Eddie Toma, a… read more

Similar categories in Brian Thomas Isaac's All the Quiet Places book and Danielle Daniel's Daughters of the Deer

  • canada
  • historical
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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19. Valley of the Birdtail: An Indian Reserve, a White Town, and the Road to Reconciliation

By: Andrew Stobo Sniderman

4.54

Format: 384 pages, ebook

A heart-rending true story about racism and reconciliationDivided by a beautiful valley and 150 yea… read more

Similar categories in Andrew Stobo Sniderman's Valley of the Birdtail: An Indian Reserve, a White Town, and the Road to Reconciliation book and Danielle Daniel's Daughters of the Deer

  • audiobook
  • canada
  • indigenous
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20. Junie

By: Chelene Knight

3.78

Format: 334 pages, Paperback

Longlisted for the 2023 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction A riveting exploration of the complexity w… read more

Similar categories in Chelene Knight's Junie book and Danielle Daniel's Daughters of the Deer

  • canada
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Life in the City of Dirty Water: A Memoir of Healing by Clayton Thomas-Muller

21. Life in the City of Dirty Water: A Memoir of Healing

By: Clayton Thomas-Muller

3.65

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

For much of his life, Clayton Thomas-Muller's very existence has been scrutinized and vilified. As … read more

Similar categories in Clayton Thomas-Muller's Life in the City of Dirty Water: A Memoir of Healing book and Danielle Daniel's Daughters of the Deer

  • audiobook
  • canada
  • indigenous

14 Best fiction books like Daughters of the Deer by Danielle Daniel

Transform Your Habits

Moon of the Turning Leaves (Moon, #2)

Waubgeshig Rice

4.28

Transform Your Habits

Moon of the Crusted Snow (Moon, #1)

Waubgeshig Rice

3.85

Transform Your Habits

Five Little Indians

Michelle Good

4.48

Transform Your Habits

Hotline

Dimitri Nasrallah

4.15

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19 Top audiobook books like Valley of the Birdtail: An Indian Reserve, a White Town, and the Road to Reconciliation by Andrew Stobo Sniderman

Transform Your Habits

Moon of the Turning Leaves (Moon, #2)

Waubgeshig Rice

4.28

Transform Your Habits

Rage the Night

Donna Morrissey

3.97

Transform Your Habits

Shut Up You're Pretty

Téa Mutonji

3.57

Transform Your Habits

The Future

Catherine Leroux

3.32

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