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Rez Dogs

By Joseph Bruchac

By Joseph Bruchac

By Joseph Bruchac

By Joseph Bruchac

By Joseph Bruchac

By Joseph Bruchac

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Jun 07, 2022 | ISBN 9780593326220 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Jun 08, 2021 | 96 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About Rez Dogs

    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 pandemic, but Malian knows how to keep her family safe: She protects her grandparents, and they protect her. She doesn’t go out 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 in which Indigenous nations and communities cared for one another through plagues of the past, and how they keep caring for one another today.

    **Four starred reviews!**
    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

    About Rez Dogs

    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 pandemic, but Malian knows how to keep her family safe: She protects her grandparents, and they protect her. She doesn’t go out 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 in which Indigenous nations and communities cared for one another through plagues of the past, and how they keep caring for one another today.

    **Four starred reviews!**
    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

    About Rez Dogs

    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 pandemic, but Malian knows how to keep her family safe: She protects her grandparents, and they protect her. She doesn’t go out 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 in which Indigenous nations and communities cared for one another through plagues of the past, and how they keep caring for one another today.

    **Four starred reviews!**
    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

    About Rez Dogs

    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 pandemic, but Malian knows how to keep her family safe: She protects her grandparents, and they protect her. She doesn’t go out 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 in which Indigenous nations and communities cared for one another through plagues of the past, and how they keep caring for one another today.

    **Four starred reviews!**
    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

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    About 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,… More about Joseph Bruchac

    About 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,… More about Joseph Bruchac

    About 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,… More about Joseph Bruchac

    About 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,… More about Joseph Bruchac

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Dial Books
    Jun 07, 2022 | 192 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593326220

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Hardcover | $17.99
    Published by Dial Books
    Jun 08, 2021 | 192 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593326213

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Dial Books
    Jun 08, 2021 | 192 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593326237

    Category: Audiobooks | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Audiobook Download | $11.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Jun 08, 2021 | 96 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593411346

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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 Books
    Iowa Children’s Choice Award
    Nebraska’s Golden Sower Book Award
    North Carolina Junior Book Award 
    Wisconsin’s Just One More Page! Reading List
    Pennsylvania’s Young Readers Choice Award
    Rhode Island Middle School Book Award
    Arkansas’ Charlie May Simon Book Award
    New Mexico’s Battle of the Books List
    New Jersey’s M. Jerry Weiss Award
    Garden State Children’s Book Award
    Pacific 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

    Awards

    Arkansas Charlie May Simon Award SELECTION

    Chicago Public Library Best Books SELECTION 2021

    Iowa Children’s Choice Award SELECTION

    Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Books SELECTION 2021

    M. Jerry Weiss Award – Upper Middle-Grade Novel SELECTION

    NCSS-CBC Notable Children’s Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies SELECTION

    Nebraska Golden Sower Award SELECTION

    New Jersey Garden State Children’s Book Award SELECTION

    North Carolina Children’s Book Award SELECTION

    Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award SELECTION

    Rhode Island Children’s Book Award SELECTION

    School Library Journal Best Book of the Year SELECTION 2021

    Jane Addams Children’s Book Award FINALIST 2021

    Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book HONOR

    NCTE Notable Children’s Trade Books in the Language Arts AWARD

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