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The Powwow Thief
by Joseph Bruchac
Illustrator: Dale Deforest
Ages: 6+
Published: 2019
Publisher: Reycraft Books
ISBN: 978-1-4788-6868-2
Keywords: Native Americans, Indigenous point of view, Celebrations, Bird hatching
Marie and Jamie, Native American twins, find the feathered thief who stole their grandma's beaded necklace from their powwow sales table. Brightly colored digital illustrations.