 | Powwow dog (Powwow Mysteries) Author: Bruchac, Joseph | |
| Price: $7.34 | ||
Summary:
Follow along as twins Jamie and Marie spend their summer visiting powwows with their grandparents. When a dog steals food and disappears, will the twins be able to solve the mystery on where the dog went?
| Illustrator: | Deforest, Dale |
Full Text Reviews:
School Library Journal - 05/01/2020 Gr 1–4—The second book in a mystery series features a dog who swipes buffalo burgers from the Seneca Chef's stand at the powwow. Marie and Jamie, twin siblings, come to the event with their grandparents. They pass an old house on the edge of the reservation and the stage is set for the unfolding of the mystery. Bruchac, a storyteller and Abenaki author, tells a gentle story about the strong relationships between grandparents and children, the inviting atmosphere of the powwow grounds, and the mystery-solving ability of children. Deforest's colorful illustrations convey the feelings the characters experience: joy, excitement, fear, sadness, and relief. Marie, Jamie, and their grandparents are Native, but their specific nation is not revealed. The book is divided into short chapters, creating a sort of picture book/graphic novel hybrid, which should appeal to emerging and/or reluctant readers. VERDICT An accessible and fun story that introduces young readers to Native culture, recommended for elementary and homeschool collections.—Naomi Caldwell, Alabama State University, Montgomery - Copyright 2020 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
