Evans Bissonette: 5 books

A Sojourn is a rite of passage for boys when they reach a certain age. It is no different for Chief Howling Wolf’s son, Red Deer. For Howling Wolf, the separation becomes even more painful when the village Shaman, Bright Moon, tells him that while most boys return within a year, his son will be...

While hunting, Crooked Foot—a boy less than two-hands old—and his grandfather encounter Tawasiki, the-bear-who-roams-along-the-Great-Ice. Crooked Foot remembers nights sitting near the campfire and listened to old men—hunters from long ago—who loudly told many stories, but spoke only in hushed...

Bright Moon’s father died the night their caravan was attacked. Illness and the trauma of the attack took her mother. Unable to fend for themselves, her tribe was absorbed by another caravan. They soon discover that the new caravan leader, Long Tusk, is a tyrant and also the one responsible for...

Explorer! is historical fiction. That is, the dialogue is fictional, but events and many of the people mentioned were real.Certainly, Walter Wellman was a real person who had vision, determination, and leadership—all traits needed during his attempts to be the first to reach the North Pole. When...

Duprey's face took on a dour look. "Too bad! Be nice ta hit a ranch or two. Grab some more horses and cows.""Don't go gettin' greedy. The small ranches aren't worth the trouble, and the big ones will have enough men ta come after us. I want ta put some space between our last job...