Bruchac, Joseph

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Breaking silence

an anthology of contemporary Asian American poets
1983
Presents a selection of poems by fifty contemporary Asian American writers, and includes brief biographical information about each contributor.

Pocahontas

2006
Told from the viewpoints of Pocahontas and John Smith, describes their lives in the context of the encounter between the Powhatan Indians and the English colonists of 17th century Jamestown, Virginia.

Many nations

an alphabet of Native America
2002
Illustrations and brief text present aspects of the lives of the many varied native peoples across North America.

Native American Stories

Form Keepers Of The Earth
1991
A collection of lNative american tales and myths focusing on the relationship between man and nature.

Heroes & heroines monsters & magic

Native American legends and folktales
1998

The journal of Jesse Smoke

a Cherokee boy
2001
Jesse Smoke, a sixteen-year-old Cherokee, begins a journal in 1837 to record stories of his people and their difficulties as they face removal along the Trail of Tears. Includes a historical note giving details of the removal.

Dragon castle

2011
Young Prince Rashko, frequently frustrated with his family which he has come to think of as a pack of fools, learns they are not as witless as he thought when his parents disappear leaving him to manage the castle and kingdom.

Raccoon's last race

a traditional Abenaki story
2004
Tells the story of how Raccoon, the fastest animal on earth, loses his speed because he is boastful and breaks his promises.

Between earth & sky

legends of Native American sacred places
1996
Through the guidance of his uncle and the retelling of various Native American legends, a young boy learns that everything living and inanimate has its place, should be considered sacred, and given respect.

The winter people

2002
Fourteen-year-old Saxso, a member of the Abenaki tribe in Canada, embarks on a dangerous rescue mission when his mother and two younger sisters are taken hostage during an attack by the British on their unprotected village in 1759.

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