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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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"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
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“Hidden throughout this moving novel in verse, old stories are discovered like buried treasures.”
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“Intricately interweaves past and present stories…with a deft touch in this rewarding intergenerational narrative.”
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“Bruchac is a masterful storyteller who weaves culture with narrative and allows the reader to truly be a part of the story."
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“Native American author Joseph Bruchac narrates his novel in verse, capturing all its storytelling qualities on audio…Bruchac speaks slowly and deliberately…Malsum is a silent but ever-present participant in this gentle story sprinkled with Wabanaki words.”
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“With this gentle book, Bruchac offers children another story to expand their worlds and hearts.”
— Booklist -
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 Award ★ “Hidden throughout this moving novel in verse, old stories are discovered like buried treasures.
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★ “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.
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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
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Among shortlisted titles for Jane Addams Children's Book Award, 2021
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Among shortlisted titles for Jane Addams Children's Book Award, 2021
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Among shortlisted titles for Jane Addams Children's Book Award, 2021
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Among shortlisted titles for Jane Addams Children's Book Award, 2021
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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. His work has 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.