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Books like Son Who Returns

Explore 24 books like Son Who Returns by Gary Robinson — a handpicked selection united by Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island, Own Voices, Alternative Family, and Dance.

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Top related books to Son Who Returns

A diverse selection of titles that share the core themes and atmosphere of Son Who Returns.

Everything Within and in Between

Nikki Barthelmess

Themes: Own Voices • Native American • Multigenerational

Why We Dance A Story of Hope and Healing

Deidre Havrelock

Themes: Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island • Dance • Native American

Jingle Dancer

Cynthia Leitich Smith

Themes: Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island • Dance • Native American

Birdsong

Julie Flett

Themes: Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island • Native American • Multigenerational

I’ll be the One

Lyla Lee

Themes: Dance • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Coming of Age

The Summer of Bitter and Sweet

Jenny Ferguson

Themes: Own Voices • Native American • Coming of Age

The Princess Diaries, Volume IX: Princess Mia

Meg Cabot

Themes: Multigenerational • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Coming of Age

Like Sisters on the Homefront

Rita Williams-Garcia

Themes: Multigenerational • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Coming of Age

Dancing with Our Ancestors

Sara Florence Davidson

Themes: Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island • Dance • Multigenerational

#10

Whisper to the Sky

Kim Sigafus

Themes: Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island • Own Voices • Native American

#11

With the Fire on High

Elizabeth Acevedo

Themes: Multigenerational • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Coming of Age

#12

Let Me Hear a Rhyme

Tiffany D. Jackson

Themes: Own Voices • Coming of Age • People & Places

#13

Circle of Love

Monique Gray Smith

Themes: Alternative Family • Native American • Multigenerational

#14

Northward to the Moon

Polly Horvath

Themes: Alternative Family • Multigenerational • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

#15

She Holds Up the Stars

Sandra Laronde

Themes: Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island • Native American • Multigenerational

#16

Massive

Julia Bell

Themes: Multigenerational • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Coming of Age

#17

Heroes of the Water Monster

Brian Young

Themes: Native American • Multigenerational • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

#18

The First Blade of Sweetgrass

Suzanne Greenlaw

Themes: Native American • Multigenerational • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

#19

My Heart Underwater

Laurel Flores Fantauzzo

Themes: Own Voices • Alternative Family • Coming of Age

#20

On the Come Up Collector’s Edition

Angie Thomas

Themes: Multigenerational • Coming of Age • People & Places

#21

The Ping-Pong Queen of Chinatown

Andrew Yang

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Coming of Age • People & Places

#22

Sweetgrass

Theresa Meuse

Themes: Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island • Multigenerational • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

#23

Storyteller Skye Teachings from My Ojibway Grandfather

Lindsay Christina King

Themes: Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island • Native American • Multigenerational

#24

A Place to Shine

Marie Arnold

Themes: Alternative Family • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • People & Places

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island, Own Voices, Alternative Family — the same threads that run through Son Who Returns by Gary Robinson. Among the authors featured: Nikki Barthelmess, Deidre Havrelock, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Julie Flett, and others.

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