Rachel's Children

Lois Beardslee has been a teacher and writer for 25 years. She is also an accomplished artist whose works are in public and private collections worldwide. She is the author of Lies to Live By (Michigan State University Press, 2003).

• Chapter 1 1: On a Clear Day Indians Can See ForeverChapter 2 2: The Life Expectancy MythChapter 3 3: The Practical Side of Being Married to the West WindChapter 4 4: Us versus ThemChapter 5 5: If You Find Something That Works, Stick With ItChapter 6 6: Maple SyrupChapter 7 7: JamChapter 8 8: The Sock Pile From HellChapter 9 9: No Rest for the WickedChapter 10 10: Flooding the Ice RinkChapter 11 11: SkateChapter 12 12: The Dog StoryChapter 13 13: Crispy FishChapter 14 14: The Fine Art of TrashChapter 15 15: CompostChapter 16 16: Community PropertyChapter 17 17: Freezing RainChapter 18 18: Liars and FakersChapter 19 19: Dogs, Horses, and Indians are DefenselessChapter 20 20: Separate is Not EqualChapter 21 21: Benefit of the DoubtChapter 22 22: The StalkingChapter 23 23: Cultural AppropriationChapter 24 24: The Social WorkerChapter 25 25: EquinoxChapter 26 26: A Single FeatherChapter 27 27: Deodorant Before ColumusChapter 28 28: Boys Will Be BoysChapter 29 29: Holes-in-the-SkyChapter 30 30: Math and SnakesChapter 31 31: The WiindigoogChapter 32 32: Manaboozhou's Children

Using contemporary stories that put to test the values of the traditional stories, Rachel's Children is a collection of laugh-out-loud narratives and a searing indictment of racism in the United States.