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Hair is not just a decoration

My Powerful Hair by Carole Lindstrom

January 5, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

My Powerful Hair is a lovely story. Granted, I was looking for a more factual and less poetic story abut the meaning and importance of what the title meant, but it turned out just fine. All that information is given as a young child talks about how growing her hair out and why it is short to start with, is important to not just her, but her family and culture of her people. The culture of this child and her people unfold onto the pages […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Religion Tagged With: Carole Lindstrom, family, Native American, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Social Themes, Steph Littlebird, United States - Native American

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:9 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Religion · Tags: Carole Lindstrom, family, Native American, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Social Themes, Steph Littlebird, United States - Native American ·
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