Book Review: Rez Dogs by Joseph Bruchac

Rez Dogs

by Joseph Bruchac (j Bruchac)

 

When Malian went to visit her grandparents on the reservation, she didn’t expect to get stuck there because of the pandemic. She misses her parents, but she is glad to be able to help her grandparents. She shows them how to video-chat and they tell her stories, and when a local dog show up at her door, she knows he has come to protect them.

 

The story is told in verse and is an enjoyable read, combining current events with traditional storytelling. It tells of how Malian’s community has responded to adversity in the past and how they continue caring for one another today.

 

Joseph Bruchac is a highly acclaimed children’s book author, poet, novelist, and storyteller, as well as a scholar of Native American culture. He has authored many books for children and adults.

 

(If you enjoy this, you may also wish to try A Boy Called Slow: The True Story of Sitting Bull, also by Joseph Bruchac, Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids by Cynthia Leitich Smith, Grow: A Novel in Verse by Juanita Havill, Sugar Falls : a residential school story by David Robertson, or The Barren Grounds by David Robertson.)

 

( publisher’s official Rez Dogs web page ) | ( official Joseph Bruchac web site )

 

Recommended by Carrie K.
Bennett Martin Public Library — Public Service

 

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