Summary
Renowned author Joseph Bruchac tells a powerful story of a girl who learns more about her Penacook heritage while sheltering in place with her grandparents during the coronavirus pandemic.
Malian loves spending time with her grandparents at their home on a Wabanaki reservation—she’s there for a visit when, suddenly, all travel shuts down. There’s a new virus making people sick, and Malian will have to stay with her grandparents for the duration.
Everyone is worried about the p…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593326213 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0593326210 |
| Author: | Joseph Bruchac |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Bantam Dell Publishing Group, Div of Random House, Inc |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 17 August 2021 |
| Weight: | 295g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 146mm x 17mm |
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Awards and Praise for Rez Dogs Boston Globe-Horn Book Fiction & Poetry Honor NPR Books We Love Kirkus Reviews Best Books School Library Journal Best Books Chicago Public Library Best Fiction for Younger Readers Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Finalist Nerdy Book Club Award—Best Poetry and Novels in Verse NCTE/CLA Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade BooksIowa Children’s Choice AwardNebraska’s Golden Sower Book Award North Carolina Junior Book Award Wisconsin’s Just One More Page! Reading ListPennsylvania’s Young Readers Choice AwardRhode Island Middle School Book AwardArkansas’ Charlie May Simon Book AwardNew Mexico’s Battle of the Books ListNew Jersey’s M. Jerry Weiss AwardGarden State Children’s Book AwardPacific North West Young Reader’s Choice Award Nominee ★ “Hidden throughout this moving novel in verse, old stories are discovered like buried treasures.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review ★ “Bruchac intricately interweaves past and present stories … in this rewarding intergenerational narrative.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review ★ “Deftly handles weighty issues and provides readers a story they can connect with … [A] dose of hope for the future.“—School Library Journal, starred review ★ “Story telling is an important part of culture, and Bruchac is a masterful storyteller who weaves culture with narrative.“—School Library Connection, starred review “With this gentle book, Bruchac offers children another story to expand their worlds and hearts.”—Booklist “A gentle book about family and history.”—Betsy Bird for A Fuse #8 Production/SLJ
About The Author
Joseph Bruchac
Joseph Bruchac is a highly acclaimed children’s book author, poet, novelist, and storyteller, as well as a scholar of Native American culture. He is the coauthor of the bestselling Keepers of the Earth series with Michael Caduto. Bruchac’s poems, articles, and stories have appeared in hundreds of publications from Akwesasne Notes and American Poetry Review to National Geographic and Parabola. He has authored many books for adults and children including Code Talker- A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two, Skeleton Man, and The Heart of a Chief.
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