{"product_id":"rez-dogs-9780593326220","title":"Rez Dogs","description":"\u003cb\u003eRenowned 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMalian 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.\u003cbr\u003eEveryone 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.\u003cbr\u003eTold 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Four starred reviews!**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoston Globe-Horn Book Fiction \u0026amp; Poetry Honor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNPR Books We Love\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003eBest Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003c\/i\u003eBest Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChicago Public Library Best Fiction for Younger Readers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Addams Children's Book Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNerdy Book Club Award--Best Poetry and Novels in Verse\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Bruchac\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eAkwesasne Notes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Poetry Review\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eParabola\u003c\/i\u003e. He has authored many books for adults and children including \u003ci\u003eCode Talker: A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSkeleton Man\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Heart of a Chief\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dial Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50579985563922,"sku":"9780593326220","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1115c46a-532e-45c9-9c4c-b8bfdc09981b.jpg?v=1748524300","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rez-dogs-9780593326220","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}