Prince Rashko sees himself as the only person in his family with any sort of sense. His parents and older brother are good natured, generous, peace-loving people for sure, but when it comes to defending themselves against any sort of evil, well… Thus, it comes as not much of a surprise to Prince ...
I enjoyed this story. It was an interesting twist on shape-shifting animals that turn into humans for love. Wabi is an interesting Character that is hatched an owl and is raised by his great grandmother to become the biggest owl and very smart. I like that he is entranced by the human girl and fa...
This is a traditional Iroquois tale. It is about Rabbit. And at one time Rabbit had a long, beautiful tail. It is summertime and Rabbit wants snow so it will be easier for him to reach the best leaves on the trees. And he is very impatient so he decides to sing his snow song.Despite protests from...
Louis is a Native American that chooses to fight in the Civil War because he likes the ideas presented by the Union. This is a story told about the experiences of Joseph Bruchac's grandfather during the war. Students will love this story because Louis is processing the different sides of the war,...
In 1838, settlers moving west forced the great Cherokee Nation, and their chief John Ross, to leave their home land and travel 1,200 miles to Oklahoma. An epic story of friendship, war, hope, and betrayal.
Every monster can be overcome if you know the right way to go about it.Maddy has always loved scary stories, especially the spooky legends of her Native American ancestors. But that was before she heard about the Whisperer in the Dark, the most frightening legend of all. Now there's an icy voice ...
When Baron arrives at the camp in the Adirondacks, he senses something sinister about the man who wears a bear claw necklace. Hes heard the Native American legend of evil men who can walk the earth as a bloodthirsty combination of man and bear, but Baron never thought hed come face to face with t...
Wow, it's been a while since I've read anything by Joseph Bruchac. At my old Environmental Education Center job, I used to reference his Native American Myths & Legends books in various classes I taught, but I've been away from that field for almost 5 years now. I recognized the author's name whe...
In 1607, when John Smith and his "Coatmen" arrive in Powhatan to begin settling the colony of Virginia, their relations with the village's inhabitants are anything but warm. Pocahontas, the beloved daughter of the Powhatan chief, Mamanatowic, is just eleven; but in spite of her age, this astute y...
But nothing came at me. Instead I heard a low growl from somewhere in the vast room where the shapes of big machines loomed up like dead metal giants. Hover trucks, earthcutters, transport platforms. Equipment once used to manipulate and exploit an earth no longer owned by those who thought of th...
That is one of my mom’s favorite sayings. She trots it out whenever I am upset, and then she smiles. For some reason, it almost always makes me smile too. It is like another thing she says: The best thing to do when your troubles get really big is to relax and not worry about them, because they a...
The thought that eyes might be watching me, that a camera might be looking down from overhead makes me as tense as a guitar string about to be plucked. I close my eyes tight against that thought and I clench my fists. I’m not just scared; I’m also angry and frustrated. How am I ever going to fall...
Nothing had troubled us, attacked us, tried to stop us. But we knew that there was still danger ahead. My wolf friends flanked me as we loped through the forest. Even though she had known us less than a day, it was as if Wigowzo had always been with us. She’d seen how Malsumsis always turned to m...
