The Summer of the Bone Horses
A Chapter Book
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
A Lakota child spends a summer with grandparents at their home on the Rosebud Reservation in this young chapter book, illustrated in full-color
This charming chapter book follows a present-day Lakota child connecting with extended family, embracing new experiences, and growing up along the way.
When Eddie’s parents drive from the Black Hills to the Dakota plains to drop him off with Grandpa and Grandma High Elk, Eddie aches all over at the thought of being away from Mom and Dad for the first time.
But quickly, Eddie’s stay on the Rosebud Reservation becomes a summer that he’ll never forget as he spends his days riding horses, fishing, helping Grandma in her garden, and playing with the toy bone horses that his grandfather gave him. When his grandfather is hurt and needs medical attention, Eddie steps up and helps him get the care he needs.
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When his father needs to undergo a medical procedure, Lakota youth Eddie's parents take him to his grandparents' Rosebud Reservation home. Having never been away from his mom and dad for an extended period, Eddie experiences intense loneliness: "Grandma gave him a glass of juice and put a plate of cookies on the table. But he only nibbled at one because he felt a hurting ache all over." As the summer progresses, however, he finds himself busy pulling weeds in Grandma's garden and helping Grandpa take care of their horse. Then his grandfather is badly injured and, as further obstacles arise, it's up to Eddie to use everything he's learned to get him to the hospital. Sneve (Rosebud Sioux) crafts a gentle chapter book tale of an Indigenous youth immersing himself in his heritage and learning from his elders. Seamlessly layered plotting builds to a captivating climax, and vivid colored pencil and digitally enhanced drawings with block print textures by Littlebird (Oregon Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde) inject warmth throughout. Ages 5–8.
