The Storyteller (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781338797268)

From National Book Award finalist Brandon Hobson, a kaleidoscopic middle-grade adventure that mixes the anxieties, friendships, and wonders of a Cherokee boy's life with Cherokee history and lore.

Ziggy has ANXIETY. Partly this is because of the way his mind works, and how overwhelmed he can get when other people (especially his classmate Alice) are in the room. And partly it's because his mother disappeared when he was very young, making her one of many Native women who've gone mysteriously missing. Ziggy and his sister, Moon, want answers, but nobody around can give them.

Once Ziggy gets it in his head that clues to his mother's disappearance may be found in a nearby cave, there's no stopping him from going there. Along with Moon, Alice, and his best friend, Corso, he sets out on a mind-bending adventure where he'll discover his story is tied to all the stories of the Cherokees that have come before him.

Ziggy might not have any control over the past -- but if he learns the lessons of the storytellers, he might be able to better shape his future and find the friends he needs.

Author: Brandon Hobson
ISBN-10: 1338797263
ISBN-13: 9781338797268
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Language: English
Published: 05/02/2023
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.00d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 519269 / Storyteller


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 02/15/2023 pg. 70
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2023
Publishers Weekly 04/03/2023
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2023
School Library Journal 05/01/2023 pg. 78
Shelf Awareness 05/26/2023
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2023 pg. 110
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2023 - Superior,Well Above Average