Books written by Joseph Bruchac

  • Keepers of the Earth: Native American Stories and Environmental Activities for Children

    A selection of traditional tales from various Indian peoples, each accompanied by instructions for related activities dealing with aspects of the environment.

  • Native American Stories

    A collection of Native American tales and myths focusing on the relationship between man and nature.

  • Lay-ups and Long Shots: Eight Short Stories

    Purely fiction, these stories tell the tales of athletes in a variety of sports, including track, football, martial arts, Ping Pong, fishing, and dirt bike riding.

  • Turtle Meat and Other Stories

    Stories by Native American writer Joseph Bruchac.

  • Guys Read: The Sports Pages

    Ten stories guaranteed to put you in the ring, under the basket, and right behind home plate, from the following perennial all-stars: Dustin Brown James Brown Joseph Bruchac Chris Crutcher Tim Green Dan Gutman Gordon Korman Chris Rylander ...

  • Guys Read: The Sports Pages

    Henderson did it again! He clubbed an 0–1 fastball from Rick Aguilera off the auxiliary scoreboard in left field, and suddenly it was Red Sox 4, Mets 3. I was beginning to think the lucky grapefruit wasn't so lucky after all.

  • USA Noir

    Ich bog nach rechts in die Harrison Avenue ab, als es das Auto tat, dann wieder rechts auf die Patton Street und dann links auf die Broadmead Street. Die Scheiben waren getönt, offenbar hatte man die Fahrer in Streitereien verwickelt ...

  • Lay-ups and Long Shots: An Anthology of Short Stories

    It flew in a rainbow arc, down, down, Swish! Straight through without touching the rim. I raised both my fists up in the air. “Yes!” I shouted. It would've been better if I'd kept my hands down. The ball richocheted off the rough ...

  • Keepers of the Animals: Native American Stories and Wildlife Activities for Children

    Using stories to show the importance of wildlife in Native American traditions, this book gives parents and teachers an exciting way to teach children about animals.

  • Native Plant Stories

    Other Lenapes and Mahicans , who became known as the Stockbridge Munsee after living in Stockbridge , Massachussetts , were resettled in Wisconsin and live on the Stockbridge Munsee Reservation . Today more than 13,000 Lenape people are ...

  • Skeleton Man

    Then Molly starts having dreams about the Skeleton Man from a spooky old Mohawk tale her father used to tell her...dreams that are trying to tell her something...dreams that might save her, if only she can understand them.

  • Sports Shorts

    This anthology of short, autobiographical stories has kids' book authors telling tales of their own real-life athletic incidents.

  • Our Stories Remember: American Indian History, Culture, and Values through Storytelling

    the beginning, Wakan Tanka, the Great Mystery, made all things. Then Wakan Tanka took the four directions and put them where they should be in the Place of the Sunrise, the Place of Summer, the Place of the Sunset, and the Place of ...

  • The Trail of Tears

    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.

  • Two Roads

    A boy discovers his Native American heritage in this Depression-era tale of identity and friendship by the author of Code Talker It's 1932, and twelve-year-old Cal Black and his Pop have been riding the rails for years after losing their ...

  • Between Earth and Sky: Legends of Native American Sacred Places

    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, and should be considered sacred and given respect.

  • The Arrow Over the Door

    In the year 1777, a group of Quakers and a party of Indians have a memorable meeting.

  • The Way

    Then his Uncle Pat, an accomplished martial arts sensei, moves into the town and becomes the one who shows Cody "the way" through the maze of adolescent doubt and into manhood.

  • Native American Gardening: Stories, Projects, and Recipes for Families

    Using tribal tales from across the country as inspiration, the authors provide practical information about seed preservation, planting and maintaining the garden, reaping and cooking the harvest.