The Heart of a Chief, Joseph Bruchac
The Heart of a Chief, Joseph Bruchac
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The Heart of a Chief

Author: Joseph Bruchac

Narrator: Pierce Cravens

Unabridged: 4 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/08/2019

Synopsis

Chris Nicola's life is complicated. He lives on the Penacook Indian Reservation and goes to school in town. At school, things are going great--he's been selected to lead a group project on using Indian names for sporting teams. But it's another story at home. The Penacook are divided over whether or not to build a casino on a beautiful island Chris things of as his own. Is there anything one sixth-grade boy can do?

About The Author

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Abigail

Joseph Bruchac, a Native American of Abenaki descent, is one of my all-time favorite children's authors, and I am always amazed at the almost-comprehensive catalogue of genres he has mastered. From picture books to plays, folktale collections to nonfiction, as well as historical, contemporary, fanta......more

Goodreads review by Carlos

Book Review September 2021 The Heart of a Chief is a novel but is based on the realities of contemporary Indian America about a kid named Chris who lives in Cook India Reservation and lives with his dad at a simple house. At school things is going great for Chris he’s been selected to lead a group......more

Goodreads review by Jennybeast

Things I loved about this book: contemporary native american kid, being a contemporary kid. Sensitive depiction of the Reservation -- the safety and comfort it represents to residents vs what it looks like to outsiders. Chris' strength and articulate self-expression. The fearless tackling of large i......more

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