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Jun 07, 2022 | ISBN 9780593326220 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy
Jun 08, 2021 | ISBN 9780593326213 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy
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Jun 07, 2022 | ISBN 9780593326220 | Middle Grade (8-12)
Jun 08, 2021 | ISBN 9780593326213 | Middle Grade (8-12)
Jun 08, 2021 | ISBN 9780593326237 | Middle Grade (8-12)
Jun 08, 2021 | ISBN 9780593411346 | Middle Grade (8-12)
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From the U.S.’s foremost indigenous children’s author comes a middle grade verse novel set during the COVID-19 pandemic, about a Wabanaki girl’s quarantine on her grandparents’ reservation and the local dog that becomes her best friendMalian 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 pandemic, but Malian knows how to keep her family and community safe: She protects her grandparents, and they protect her. She doesn’t go outside to play with friends, she helps her grandparents use video chat, and she listens to and learns from their stories. And when Malsum, one of the dogs living on the rez, shows up at their door, Malian’s family knows that he’ll protect them too. Told in verse inspired by oral storytelling, this novel about the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the ways Malian’s community has cared for one another through plagues of the past, and how they keep caring for one another today.
****Four starred reviews!**** From the U.S.’s foremost Indigenous children’s author comes a middle grade verse novel set during the COVID-19 pandemic, about a Wabanaki girl’s quarantine on her grandparents’ reservation and the local dog that becomes her best friendMalian 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 pandemic, but Malian knows how to keep her family and community safe: She protects her grandparents, and they protect her. She doesn’t go outside to play with friends, she helps her grandparents use video chat, and she listens to and learns from their stories. And when Malsum, one of the dogs living on the rez, shows up at their door, Malian’s family knows that he’ll protect them too. Told in verse inspired by oral storytelling, this novel about the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the ways Malian’s community has cared for one another through plagues of the past, and how they keep caring for one another today.
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,… More about Joseph Bruchac
Praise for Rez DogsKirkus Reviews Best BooksSchool Library Journal Best Books NPR Books We LoveNCTE/CLA Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts AwardNerdy Book Club Award—Best Poetry and Novels in VerseChicago Public Library Best Fiction for Younger Readers Jane Addams Children’s Book Award FinalistNCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade BooksNorth Carolina Junior Book Award NomineeWisconsin’s Just One More Page Reading List★ “Hidden throughout this moving novel in verse, old stories are discovered like buried treasures.”—Kirkus, 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
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School Library Journal Best Book of the Year SELECTION 2021
Jane Addams Children’s Book Award FINALIST 2021
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