Rez Dogs (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780593326213)

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

Author: Joseph Bruchac
ISBN-10: 0593326210
ISBN-13: 9780593326213
Publisher: Dial Books
Language: English
Published: 06/08/2021
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.80d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.1
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 516206 / Rez Dogs

Award: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Honor Book

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 04/15/2021 pg. 60
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2021
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2021
Publishers Weekly 05/31/2021
School Library Journal 07/09/2021 pg. 1
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2021 pg. 90
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2021 - Superior,Well Above Average