The Heart of a Chief - Softcover
Chris's life is complicated. At school, he's been selected to lead a project on sports teams with Indian names. At home, on the Penacook reservation, the Indians are divided about building a casino. It would destroy the beautiful island Chris thinks of as his own. Is there anything one sixth-grade boy can do?
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About the Author:
Joseph Bruchac is a highly acclaimed children's book author, poet, novelist and storyteller, as well as a scholar of Native American culture. Coauthor with Michael Caduto of the bestselling Keepers of the Earth series, 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. For more information about Joseph, please visit his website www.josephbruchac.com.
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An eleven-year-old Penacook Indian boy living on a reservation faces his father's alcoholism, a controversy surrounding plans for a casino on a tribal island, and insensitivity toward Native Americans in his school and nearby town.
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- PublisherPERFECTION LEARNING CORP
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 075697805X
- ISBN 13 9780756978051
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages153
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ISBN 10: 075697805X
ISBN 13: 9780756978051
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Book Description library. Condition: Good. 1998. Reprinted 2001 Copy. LIBRARY BINDING. A good ex-library hardcover with typical library markings, some blacked out. An occasional smudge or mark, otherwise clean pages. Minor cover wear. No dust jacket. ISBN #014131236x listed inside and on cover. Booksavers receives donated books and recycles them in a variety of ways. Proceeds benefit the work of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) in the U.S. and around the world. Seller Inventory # mon0000275903
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