{"product_id":"rez-dogs-joseph-bruchac-9780593326213","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\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\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\u003e Chicago 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\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph Bruchac\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593326210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593326213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dial Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/08\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e516206 \/ Rez Dogs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2021 pg. 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/31\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/09\/2021 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2021 pg. 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2021 - Superior,Well Above Average","brand":"Joseph Bruchac","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44053942305023,"sku":"9780593326213","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cdb134ee-b330-4fbd-8a6b-8a0fbe5df915.jpg?v=1685027108","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rez-dogs-joseph-bruchac-9780593326213","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}