Here you will find a recommended list of American Indian and Alaska Native titles young adult's. This selected bibliography of books is not all-encompassing, but is representative of the excellent literature available today. All the titles have been reviewed and selected by the American Indian Library Association.
- Alexie, Sherman. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. New York: Little, Brown, and Company, 2007.
- Alexie, Sherman. The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. New York: Harper, 1993.
- Bruchac, Joseph. Hidden Roots. New York: Scholastic, Apple Paperbacks, 2006.
- Bruchac, Joseph. Jim Thorpe: Original All-American. New York: Dial/Penguin, 2006.
- Carlson, Lori M. editor. Moccasin Thunder: American Indian Stories for Today. New York: HarperCollins, 2005.
- Carvell, Marlene. Sweetgrass Basket. New York: Dutton Childrens Books, 2005.
- Erdrich, Louise. Love Medicine. New York: Harper, 1984.
- Hogan, Linda. Solar Storms. New York: Scribner, 1995.
- Ihimaera, Witi. The Whale Rider. New York: Harcourt, 1987.
- Loyie, Larry. Goodbye Buffalo Bay. Oroville, WA: Theytus Books, 2008.
- McGregor, Lurline Wailana. Between the Deep Blue Sea and Me: A Novel. Honolulu: Kamehameha Publishing, 2008.
- Momaday, N. Scott. House Made of Dawn. New York: Harper, 1966.
- Silko, Leslie Marmon. Gardens in the Dunes: A Novel. New York: Scribner, 1999.
- Smith, Cynthia Leitich. Eternal. Somerville, Mass.: Candlewick Press, 2009.
- Smith, Cynthia Leitich. Rain Is Not My Indian Name. New York: HarperCollins, 2001.
- When the Rain Sings: Poems by Young Native Americans. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1999.