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Bowman's Store: A Journey to Myself Paperback - 2001

by Joseph Bruchac

The author shares in this memoir how he came to fully understand, and eventually claim, his Native American heritage, despite his grandparents' unspoken pact to never discuss Grandpa's Abenaki blood. Photos.

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Bowman's Store gracefully weaves themes from Joseph Bruchac's intimate knowledge of Native American cultures with the scenes from the past that have shaped his life.

Little "Sonny" Bruchac's childhood was full of secrets. He didn't know why he lived with his grandparents, who ran a gas station and general store, when his own parents' home was just up the road, or why his grandfather was so defensive about his dark skin. The precocious, sensitive boy knew only that his grandparents nurtured his love of books and wild things as surely as they sheltered him from dangers real and imagined. As Sonny grew up, through experiences both searing and hilarious, he would find himself drawn to all things Indian long before he knew of his grandfather's hidden Abenaki roots.

Bowman's Store gracefully weaves themes from Joseph Bruchac's intimate knowledge of Native American cultures with the scenes from the past that have shaped his life. For those who enjoy memoirs, Native American writings, and books about finding one's cultural heritage -- or just a wonderful read -- here is a consummate storyteller unfolding his most personal and poignant story of all.

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"Yer a mongrel," he said.

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  • Title Bowman's Store: A Journey to Myself
  • Author Joseph Bruchac
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 392
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Lee & Low Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date April 9, 2001
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9781584300274 / 1584300272
  • Weight 0.76 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.06 x 5.34 x 0.66 in (20.47 x 13.56 x 1.68 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 18 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 13
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: Native American
  • Library of Congress subjects Abenaki Indians, Bruchac, Joseph
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001016435
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • Kliatt, 03/01/2007, Page 32
  • Publishers Weekly, 05/28/2001, Page 91

About the author

Joseph Bruchac, a citizen of the Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation, is the author of more than 100 books for children and teens, including multiple picture books published by Lee & Low Books, and the young adult Killer of Enemies trilogy, which received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews. A Rockefeller Fellow and an NEA Poetry Writing Fellow, Bruchac has received numerous recognitions and awards over his long-standing career. In addition to writing, Bruchac is an editor at Greenfield Review Press, a literary publishing house he co-founded with his wife. He lives in Greenfield Center, New York. To find out more about him, visit josephbruchac.com.

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