Mystery of Coyote Canyon - Softcover

Green, Timothy

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ISBN 10: 0941270831 ISBN 13: 9780941270830

Publisher: University of New Mexico Press, 1993

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Colonel Kit Carson's military campaign against the Navajos, artifacts of the Anasazi, and the ruins of Cliff dwellings in Canyon de Chelly, Arizona are some of the historical themes that are interwoven into this thriller written for young adults.

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"It's like a Tony Hillerman book, better than the first Hillerman novels about the reservation when the audience age group is considered."

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MYSTERY OF COYOTE CANYONColonel Kit Carson's military campaign against the Navajos, artifacts of the Anasazi Indians (the "Ancient Ones"), and the ruins of cliff dwellings in Canyon de Chelly, Arizona are a few of the historical themes interwoven into this thriller for young adults.While Chris Warren is visiting his Park Ranger uncle at Canyon de Chelly he befriends Anna Joe. Anna is a Navajo girl living with her grandparents in the traditional Indian way. The unlikely pair join forces to investigate bizarre occurrences in Coyote Canyon.Throughout the story, the young protagonists are challeenged with untangling Indian legends and myths. As they draw closer to uncovering the secret hidden in Coyote Canyon, Chris and Anna discover that only true friendship will get them out alive.

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