Middle School Reading Ambassadors Present Violet Duncan

Worlds of Words Middle School Reading Ambassadors invite you to meet Violet Duncan, author of Buffalo Dreamer!

Violet Duncan Violet Duncan is Plains Cree and Taino from Kehewin Cree Nation and an accomplished author, educator, dancer and storyteller. After becoming a mother of four and seeing the need for greater Native representation in literature, Violet has authored three picture books: I Am Native, When We Dance and Let’s Hoop Dance! Her next children’s book, Life is a Dance will arrive in fall 2025. Duncan’s middle school novel, Buffalo Dreamer, is a National Book Award for Young People’s Literature Finalist.

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