Christine Day (author)

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Christine Day
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CitizenshipAmerican
Education University of Washington
Genre Middle grade fiction
Website
bychristineday.com

Christine Day is an Indigenous American author of children's books. She is a member of the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe. [1] Her novel We Still Belong won the American Indian Youth Literature Award for middle school book, and three of her books have received American Indian Youth Literature Award honors. [2]

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Biography

Day grew up in Seattle. [3] Her mother was adopted prior to the Indian Child Welfare Act, which inspired her debut novel, I Can Make This Promise. [4] [5]

As a child, she attended a ballet program with Pacific Northwest Ballet School, [4] where she learned about Maria Tallchief. [5] Later, when approached about adapting Clinton and Boiger's picture book about Tallchief, she was thrilled at the opportunity. [5]

Day received a master's degree from the University of Washington. [3] For her thesis, she studied Coast Salish weaving traditions. [3]

Awards and honors

In 2019, the Chicago Public Library, [6] Kirkus Reviews , [7] NPR [8] included I Can Make This Promise on their list of the best books of the year.

The Sea in Winter is a Junior Library Guild book. [9] Kirkus Reviews also included it on their list of the best children's books of 2021. [10]

Awards for Day's writing
YearTitleAwardResultRef.
2020I Can Make This Promise ALSC Notable Children's BooksSelection [11]
American Indian Youth Literature Award for Best Middle School BookHonor [2] [12]
Charlotte Huck Award Honor [13]
2021 Rise: A Feminist Book Project Selection [14]
2022 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee [15]
The Sea in Winter ALSC Notable Children's BooksSelection [16]
American Indian Youth Literature Award for Best Middle School BookHonor [2] [10] [17]
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award Shortlist [18]
2024We Still Belong American Indian Youth Literature Award for Best Middle School BookWinner [19]
She Persisted: Maria TallchiefHonor

Publications

Books

Contributions

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