10 must-read native american books like A Song over Miskwaa Rapids by Linda LeGarde Grover

Cover of A Song over Miskwaa Rapids by Linda LeGarde Grover

A Song over Miskwaa Rapids

By: Linda LeGarde Grover

3.74

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

A fifty-year-old mystery converges with a present-day struggle over family, land, and history   Wh…

If you liked the native american plot in A Song over Miskwaa Rapids by Linda LeGarde Grover , here is a list of 10 books like this:

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1. The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature

By: J. Drew Lanham

4.23

Format: 217 pages, Hardcover

"In me, there is the red of miry clay, the brown of spring floods, the gold of ripening tobacco. Al… read more

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"In driving creatures to extinction and decimating habitats without so much as a backward glance or lingering regret, human hands create disharmony. That, to me, is evil."

-J. Drew Lanham, The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature

"To save wildlife and wild places the traction has to come not from the regurgitation of bad-news data but from the poets, prophets, preachers, professors, and presidents who have always dared to insp…"

-J. Drew Lanham, The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature

"But on far too many Sundays I was pulled from the roaming rhythm and natural worship that truly fulfilled me. A church Sunday meant that God was suddenly confined to something that seemed much less m…"

-J. Drew Lanham, The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature

"I am a man in love with nature. I am an eco-addict, consuming everything that the outdoors offers its all-you-can-sense, seasonal buffet. I am a wildling, born of forests and fields and more comforta…"

-J. Drew Lanham, The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature

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2. The Grass Dancer

By: Susan Power , Mona Susan Power

3.97

Format: 333 pages, Paperback

From the lore of her people, the Sioux, Susan Power presents an extraordinary debut novel rich in d… read more

Similar categories in Susan Power's The Grass Dancer book and Linda LeGarde Grover's A Song over Miskwaa Rapids

  • historical fiction
  • native american
  • fiction
  • indigenous
Cover of House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday

3. House Made of Dawn

By: N. Scott Momaday

3.45

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

The magnificent Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of a stranger in his native land A young Native Americ… read more

Similar categories in N. Scott Momaday's House Made of Dawn book and Linda LeGarde Grover's A Song over Miskwaa Rapids

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of March: Book One (March, #1) by Nate Powell, John             Lewis, Andrew Aydin

4. March: Book One (March, #1)

By: Nate Powell , John Lewis , Andrew Aydin

4.00

Format: 162 pages, Paperback

Congressman John Lewis (GA-5) is an American icon, one of the key figures of the civil rights movem… read more

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Cover of The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year by Margaret Renkl

5. The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year

By: Margaret Renkl

4.37

Format: 270 pages, Hardcover

From the beloved New York Times opinion writer and bestselling author of Late Migrations comes a “h… read more

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Cover of Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics by Marc Lamont Hill

6. Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics

By: Marc Lamont Hill

4.21

Format: 227 pages, Hardcover

A bold call for the American Left to extend their politics to the issues of Israel-Palestine, from … read more

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7. A Grandmother Begins the Story

By: Michelle Porter

3.84

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Michelle Porter makes her fiction debut with an enchanting and original story … read more

Similar categories in Michelle Porter's A Grandmother Begins the Story book and Linda LeGarde Grover's A Song over Miskwaa Rapids

  • historical fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • indigenous
"Different ways to tell a story. Some tellers make a noise to announce the coming of the story for get someone else to call everyone's attention. Some wait for people to gather around, for the quiet t…"

-Michelle Porter, A Grandmother Begins the Story

"People get themselves ready to die. They start going through their memories and bringing out their stories one by one as if there was a photo album in their head and they've got to get through it bef…"

-Michelle Porter, A Grandmother Begins the Story

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8. Wandering Stars

By: Tommy Orange

3.89

Format: 315 pages, Hardcover

The eagerly awaited follow-up to Pulitzer Prize-finalist Tommy Orange’s breakout best seller There … read more

Similar categories in Tommy Orange's Wandering Stars book and Linda LeGarde Grover's A Song over Miskwaa Rapids

  • literary fiction
  • native american
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"And in the year 1924 Indian citizenship will have been granted, even though they will mean to dissolve tribes by giving citizenship, dissolve being another word for disappearance, a kind of chemical …"

-Tommy Orange, Wandering Stars

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9. Brotherless Night

By: V.V. Ganeshananthan

4.46

Format: 348 pages, Hardcover

In this searing novel, a courageous young woman tries to protect her dream of becoming a doctor as … read more

Similar categories in V.V. Ganeshananthan's Brotherless Night book and Linda LeGarde Grover's A Song over Miskwaa Rapids

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil

10. World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments

By: Aimee Nezhukumatathil

4.06

Format: 165 pages, Hardcover

From beloved, award-winning poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil comes a debut work of nonfiction--a collecti… read more

Similar categories in Aimee Nezhukumatathil's World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments book and Linda LeGarde Grover's A Song over Miskwaa Rapids

"It is this way with wonder: it takes a bit of patience, and it takes putting yourself in the right place at the right time. It requires that we be curious enough to forgo our small distractions in or…"

-Aimee Nezhukumatathil, World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments

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11. Fire Exit

By: Morgan Talty

3.79

Format: 243 pages, Hardcover

The blood that came out of me was blood that ran through her veins. It’s strange: all blood looks t… read more

Similar categories in Morgan Talty's Fire Exit book and Linda LeGarde Grover's A Song over Miskwaa Rapids

  • literary fiction
  • native american
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • mystery
"...what's more sacred than laughter at the dinner table?"

-Morgan Talty, Fire Exit

"That's my life, though--not knowing, but wishing. [Charles Lamosway]"

-Morgan Talty, Fire Exit

"We are made of stories, and if we don't know them--the ones that make us--how can we ever be fully realized? How can we ever be who we really are?"

-Morgan Talty, Fire Exit

"...I was thinking and thinking about how, in just the past year, I had just started to know her, but then I began to unknow her, getting farther and farther away like watching a boat drift from the s…"

-Morgan Talty, Fire Exit

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12. The Cemetery of Untold Stories

By: Julia Alvarez

3.68

Format: 243 pages, Hardcover

Literary icon Julia Alvarez returns with an inventive and emotional novel about storytelling itself… read more

Similar categories in Julia Alvarez's The Cemetery of Untold Stories book and Linda LeGarde Grover's A Song over Miskwaa Rapids

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Road to Dalton (Dalton, Maine, #1) by Shannon Bowring

13. The Road to Dalton (Dalton, Maine, #1)

By: Shannon Bowring

4.04

Format: 250 pages, Paperback

From debut author Shannon Bowring comes a novel of small town America that Pulitzer-winner Richard … read more

Similar categories in Shannon Bowring's The Road to Dalton (Dalton, Maine, #1) book and Linda LeGarde Grover's A Song over Miskwaa Rapids

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Huaco retrato by Gabriela Wiener

14. Huaco retrato

By: Gabriela Wiener

3.89

Format: 170 pages, Paperback

La muerte de su padre y los fantasmas de su herencia marcan el retorno de Wiener con esta exploraci… read more

Similar categories in Gabriela Wiener's Huaco retrato book and Linda LeGarde Grover's A Song over Miskwaa Rapids

  • literary fiction
Cover of The Curse of Penryth Hall (Ruby Vaughn #1) by Jess Armstrong

15. The Curse of Penryth Hall (Ruby Vaughn #1)

By: Jess Armstrong

3.56

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

An atmospheric gothic mystery that beautifully brings the ancient Cornish countryside to life, Arms… read more

Similar categories in Jess Armstrong's The Curse of Penryth Hall (Ruby Vaughn #1) book and Linda LeGarde Grover's A Song over Miskwaa Rapids

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"The only creatures in my whole dismal life who never once failed me were an overly fluffy black house cat and an eccentric Scottish bookseller."

-Jess Armstrong, The Curse of Penryth Hall (Ruby Vaughn #1)

Cover of Indian Burial Ground by Nick Medina

16. Indian Burial Ground

By: Nick Medina

3.63

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

All Noemi Broussard wanted was a fresh start. With a new boyfriend who actually treats her right an… read more

Similar categories in Nick Medina's Indian Burial Ground book and Linda LeGarde Grover's A Song over Miskwaa Rapids

  • mystery
  • native american
  • fiction
  • indigenous
"What happened in the cemetery causes us pain, not her. You understand that, don’t you?"

-Nick Medina, Indian Burial Ground

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17. The Queen of Sugar Hill: A Novel of Hattie McDaniel

By: ReShonda Tate

3.94

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

Bestselling author ReShonda Tate presents a fascinating fictional portrait of Hattie McDaniel, one … read more

Similar categories in ReShonda Tate's The Queen of Sugar Hill: A Novel of Hattie McDaniel book and Linda LeGarde Grover's A Song over Miskwaa Rapids

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Float Up, Sing Down by Laird Hunt

18. Float Up, Sing Down

By: Laird Hunt

3.45

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Laird Hunt's masterful story collection capturing one summer's day in the Indiana community where t… read more

Similar categories in Laird Hunt's Float Up, Sing Down book and Linda LeGarde Grover's A Song over Miskwaa Rapids

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
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19. A Council of Dolls

By: Mona Susan Power

4.04

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited, profoundly moving, and unforgettable new novel from PEN Award–winning Native Amer… read more

Similar categories in Mona Susan Power's A Council of Dolls book and Linda LeGarde Grover's A Song over Miskwaa Rapids

  • literary fiction
  • native american
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Shame invades one's thoughts like a parasite, twists them like wet laundry until all sense is wrung out."

-Mona Susan Power, A Council of Dolls

"When Winona whispered her memories to me in later years, she said that Whitestone Hill was the day the world ended. I never asked what she meant, how the world could be gone when the sun was still in…"

-Mona Susan Power, A Council of Dolls

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20. The Lost Journals of Sacajewea

By: Debra Magpie Earling

3.66

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of Perma Red comes a devastatingly beautiful novel that challenges pr… read more

Similar categories in Debra Magpie Earling's The Lost Journals of Sacajewea book and Linda LeGarde Grover's A Song over Miskwaa Rapids

  • literary fiction
  • native american
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Do not trust anyone who tells you there is only one story. If there were only one story or one way of seeing things all stories would die."

-Debra Magpie Earling, The Lost Journals of Sacajewea

Cover of Blood Sisters by Vanessa Lillie

21. Blood Sisters

By: Vanessa Lillie

3.85

Format: 371 pages, Hardcover

A visceral and compelling mystery about a Cherokee archeologist for the Bureau of Indian Affairs wh… read more

Similar categories in Vanessa Lillie's Blood Sisters book and Linda LeGarde Grover's A Song over Miskwaa Rapids

  • mystery
  • native american
  • fiction
  • indigenous
Cover of Behind You Is the Sea by Susan Muaddi Darraj

22. Behind You Is the Sea

By: Susan Muaddi Darraj

4.14

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

An exciting debut novel that gives voice to the diverse residents of a Palestinian American communi… read more

Similar categories in Susan Muaddi Darraj's Behind You Is the Sea book and Linda LeGarde Grover's A Song over Miskwaa Rapids

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
Cover of The Book Haters' Book Club by Gretchen Anthony

23. The Book Haters' Book Club

By: Gretchen Anthony

3.47

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

All it takes is the right book to turn a Book Hater into a Book Lover… That was Elliott’s belief an… read more

Similar categories in Gretchen Anthony's The Book Haters' Book Club book and Linda LeGarde Grover's A Song over Miskwaa Rapids

  • fiction
Cover of The Things We Didn’t Know by Elba Iris Pérez

24. The Things We Didn’t Know

By: Elba Iris Pérez

3.87

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The inaugural winner of Simon & Schuster’s Books Like Us contest, Elba Iris Pérez’s lyrical, cross-… read more

Similar categories in Elba Iris Pérez's The Things We Didn’t Know book and Linda LeGarde Grover's A Song over Miskwaa Rapids

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of When Two Feathers Fell From The Sky by Margaret Verble

25. When Two Feathers Fell From The Sky

By: Margaret Verble

3.61

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Louise Erdrich meets Karen Russell in this deliciously strange and daringly original novel from Pul… read more

Similar categories in Margaret Verble's When Two Feathers Fell From The Sky book and Linda LeGarde Grover's A Song over Miskwaa Rapids

  • literary fiction
  • native american
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
Cover of The English Experience by Julie Schumacher

26. The English Experience

By: Julie Schumacher

3.91

Format: 230 pages, Hardcover

Jason Fitger may be the last faculty member the dean wants for the job, but he’s the only professor… read more

Similar categories in Julie Schumacher's The English Experience book and Linda LeGarde Grover's A Song over Miskwaa Rapids

  • fiction
Cover of Every Living Thing: The Great and Deadly Race to Know All Life by Jason Roberts

27. Every Living Thing: The Great and Deadly Race to Know All Life

By: Jason Roberts

4.25

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of A Sense of the World comes this dramatic, globe-spanning and meticul… read more

Similar categories in Jason Roberts's Every Living Thing: The Great and Deadly Race to Know All Life book and Linda LeGarde Grover's A Song over Miskwaa Rapids

Cover of Birding While Indian: A Mixed-Blood Memoir (Machete) by Thomas C. Gannon

28. Birding While Indian: A Mixed-Blood Memoir (Machete)

By: Thomas C. Gannon

4.15

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

“A fascinating search for personal and cultural identity.” —KirkusThomas C. Gannon’s Birding While … read more

Similar categories in Thomas C. Gannon's Birding While Indian: A Mixed-Blood Memoir (Machete) book and Linda LeGarde Grover's A Song over Miskwaa Rapids

  • native american
  • indigenous
Cover of A Song over Miskwaa Rapids by Linda LeGarde Grover

29. A Song over Miskwaa Rapids

By: Linda LeGarde Grover

3.74

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

A fifty-year-old mystery converges with a present-day struggle over family, land, and history   Wh… read more

Similar categories in Linda LeGarde Grover's A Song over Miskwaa Rapids book and Linda LeGarde Grover's A Song over Miskwaa Rapids

  • literary fiction
  • native american
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
Cover of Twilight Territory by Andrew X. Pham

30. Twilight Territory

By: Andrew X. Pham

3.64

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping first novel of love, war, and resistance in post–World War II Japanese-occupied Vietnam,… read more

Similar categories in Andrew X. Pham's Twilight Territory book and Linda LeGarde Grover's A Song over Miskwaa Rapids

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

22 Top fiction books like A Song over Miskwaa Rapids by Linda LeGarde Grover

Transform Your Habits

The Grass Dancer

Susan Power , Mona Susan Power

3.97

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House Made of Dawn

N. Scott Momaday

3.45

Transform Your Habits

A Grandmother Begins the Story

Michelle Porter

3.84

Transform Your Habits

Wandering Stars

Tommy Orange

3.89

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The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years

Shubnum Khan

3.87

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James

Percival Everett

4.54

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Memory Piece

Lisa Ko

3.22

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Tommy Orange

3.89

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