“Absolutely!” she agreed.
Charley’s dad introduced himself and Charley to all of us in that parking lot. Afterward, Charley’s dad invited us to the Frontier Restaurant and treated us all to a late-night dinner.
Charley and I sat together and talked almost nonstop. You’d have thought we were old friends. Who knows? Maybe Grandpa had competed against Charley’s grandpa all those years ago on a night like this at another Gathering of Nations powwow.
About the Author
Gary Robinson, a writer and filmmaker of Cherokee and Choctaw Indian descent, has spent more than twenty-five years working with American Indian communities to tell the historical and contemporary stories of Native people in all forms of media. His television work has aired on PBS, Turner Broadcasting, Ovation Network, and others. His nonfiction books, From Warriors to Soldiers and The Language of Victory, reveal little-known aspects of American Indian service in the US military from the Revolutionary War to modern times. He has also written three other teen novels, Thunder on the Plains, Tribal Journey, and Little Brother of War, and two children’s books that share aspects of Native American culture through popular holiday themes: Native American Night Before Christmas and Native American Twelve Days of Christmas. He lives in rural central California.
PathFinders novels offer exciting contemporary and historical stories featuring Native teens and written by Native authors.
For more information, visit:
NativeVoicesBooks.com
Thunder on the Plains
Gary Robinson
• 978-1-939053-00-8
• $9.95
• 128 pages
Tribal Journey
Gary Robinson
978-1-939053-01-5 •
$9.95 •
120 pages •
Little Brother of War
Gary Robinson
• 978-1-939053-02-2
• $9.95
• 120 pages
Available from your local bookstore or you can buy them directly from:
Book Publishing Company • P.O. Box 99 • Summertown, TN 38483
1-800-695-2241
Please include $3.95 per book for shipping and handling.
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