The Ribbon Skirt

by Cameron Mukwa (Author) Cameron Mukwa (Illustrator)

The Ribbon Skirt
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade

A joyful coming-of-age middle-grade graphic novel by debut Indigenous creator Cameron Mukwa about the journey of a two-spirit kid who wants to create a ribbon skirt for the upcoming powwow.

Ten-year-old Anang wants to make a ribbon skirt, a piece of clothing typically worn by girls in the Anishinaabe tradition, for an upcoming powwow. Anang is two-spirit and nonbinary and doesn't know what others will think of them wearing a ribbon skirt, but they're determined to follow their heart's desire. Anang sets off to gather the materials needed to make the skirt and turns to those around them -- their family, their human and turtle friends, the crows, and even the lake itself -- for help. And maybe they'll even find a new confidence within themself along the way.

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Publishers Weekly

Starred Review

★ "Mukwa clearly and concisely communicates the nature of being two-spirited in this dazzling graphic novel debut... An enlightening and satisfying look at one child’s desire to advocate for themself and be respected by those around them." 

Cameron Mukwa
Cameron Mukwa is a two-spirit Anishinaabe cartoonist, illustrator, and children's educator whose portfolio of work is dedicated to showcasing Indigenous and transgender joy. The Ribbon Skirt is his first graphic novel. Visit him online at cameronmukwa.com.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781338843262
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
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Publisher
Graphix
Publication date
November 12, 2024
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV039020 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Adolescence
JUV008180 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | LGBTQ+
Library of Congress categories
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