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Rez Dogs
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  • Published: 21 June 2022
  • ISBN: 9780593326220
  • Imprint: Dial
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $19.99

Rez Dogs

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EBook
8 June 2021
Audiobook
8 June 2021
Paperback
21 June 2022
Hardback
17 Aug 2021
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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
  • Published: 21 June 2022
  • ISBN: 9780593326220
  • Imprint: Dial
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $19.99
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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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Also by Joseph Bruchac

Code Talker
Peacemaker
Sasquatch and the Muckleshoot
Two Roads
Sasquatch and the Muckleshoot
Talking Leaves
Rabbit's Snow Dance
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Praise for Rez Dogs

Praise for Joseph Bruchac

* "A tautly paced and compelling story of self-discovery, family, belonging, and friendship." --Horn Book, starred review of Two Roads

* "Bruchac has crafted a tale of depth and universal humanity. . . . An illuminating read for middle graders." --School Library Journal, starred review of Talking Leaves

* "Readers who choose the book for the attraction of Navajo code talking and the heat of battle will come away with more than they ever expected to find." --Booklist, starred review of Code Talker

The Winter People Accolades:
School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
Booklist Top Ten Historical Fiction for Youth
An IRA Notable Books for a Global Society
NCSS-CBC Notable Trade Book (Social Studies)

Skeleton Man Accolades:
ALA Notable Book
IRA/CBC Children's Choice
School Library Journal Best Books of the Year

Two Roads Accolades:
NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies 2019 List selection