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On an Indian reservation divided over gambling and conservation issues, sixth-grader Chris Nicola finds himself spearheading a movement to save an endangered island and wondering if one kid can really make a difference.
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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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- PublisherDial Books for Young Readers
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0803722761
- ISBN 13 9780803722767
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages176
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