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  • The Heart of a Chief

    Joseph Bruchac, Pierce Cravens, Listening Library

    Audiobook (Listening Library, Jan. 8, 2019)
    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 thinks of as his own. Is there anything one sixth-grade boy can do?
  • The Heart of a Chief

    Joseph Bruchac

    Paperback (Puffin Books, Aug. 27, 2001)
    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? "Chris's compelling voyage of self-discovery is grounded in everyday events...allowing readers to see into the heart of this burgeoning chief." -Publishers Weekly"Readers who see injustice in their own lives will admire how much Chris accomplishes with a simple message of respect." -Booklist
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  • The Heart of a Chief

    Joseph Bruchac

    Hardcover (HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON, Jan. 1, 2002)
    An eleven-year-old Penacook Indian boy living on a reservation faces his father's alcoholism, a controversy surrounding plans for a casino on a tribal island, and insensitivity toward Native Americans in his school and nearby town.
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  • The Heart of a Chief

    Joseph Bruchac

    Library Binding (Paw Prints 2008-05-22, May 22, 2008)
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  • The Heart of a Chief

    Joseph Bruchac

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Aug. 27, 2001)
    Chris's life is complicated. At school, he's been selected to lead a project on sports teams with Indian names. At home, on the Penacook reservation, the Indians are divided about building a casino. It would destroy the beautiful island Chris thinks of as his own. Is there anything one sixth-grade boy can do?
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  • The Heart of a Chief

    Joseph Bruchac

    Hardcover (Dial, Oct. 1, 1998)
    On an Indian reservation divided over gambling and conservation issues, sixth-grader Chris Nicola finds himself spearheading a movement to save an endangered island and wondering if one kid can really make a difference.
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  • The Heart of a Chief

    Joseph Bruchac

    Hardcover (Thorndike Press, Oct. 2, 2002)
    Chris Nicola lives on the Penacook Indian Reservation and goes to school in town. School is great, but at home the Penacook are divided over building a casino on a beautiful island Chris thinks of as his own. What can one sixth-grade boy do?
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  • The heart of the chief: With connections

    Joseph Bruchac

    Paperback (Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Jan. 1, 2001)
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  • The Heart of a Chief by Joseph Bruchac

    Joseph Bruchac

    Paperback (Puffin Books, Jan. 1, 1645)
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  • Heart of a Chief

    Joseph Bruchac, Pierce Cravens, Penguin Group USA and Audible

    Audible Audiobook (Penguin Group USA and Audible, )
    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? "Chris's compelling voyage of self-discovery is grounded in everyday events...allowing readers to see into the heart of this burgeoning chief." -Publishers Weekly"Readers who see injustice in their own lives will admire how much Chris accomplishes with a simple message of respect." -Booklist
  • The Heart of a Chief

    Joseph Bruchac

    Paperback (Puffin Books, Aug. 27, 2001)
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  • The Heart of a Chief

    Joseph Bruchac

    Paperback (Puffin Books, Aug. 27, 2001)
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