The Case of Windy Lake-ebook
Four cousins, the Mighty Muskrats, solve a mystery on the Windy Lake First Nation.
Praise & Recognition
"This first Mighty Muskrats mystery tackles themes of resource extraction, environmental protection, and indigenous rights in a Hardy Boys-style mystery, written by an author with firsthand experience in environmental protection and First Nation advocacy."
BookTribWhippoorwill Award 2020 - Winner
CODE Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Young Adult Literature 2020 - Commended
Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award (MYRCA) Sundogs Award 2021 - Short-listed
Second Story Press Indigenous Writing Contest 2018 - Joint winner
USBBY 2020 Outstanding International Books List 2020 - Commended
CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens 2019
Details
Publication Date: March 18, 2019
Reading Age: 9 - 12
Reading Level: V
Genre: Children's Fiction, Middle Grade, Mystery
Product Format: E-book – EPUB
Pages: 134
ISBN: 978-1-77260-086-5
Weight: 0
About the Author
Michael Hutchinson
Michael Hutchinson is Swampy Cree from the Treaty 5 area and a member of the Misipawistik Cree Nation. During his early years, he fought forest fires, worked in an underground research mine, and did catering for rock concerts and movie shoots. As an adult, he has switched back and forth between the communications and journalism sides of the desk, hosting APTN National News for seven years, co-hosting CTV Morning Live Winnipeg, and working for numerous First Nation advocacy organizations from the national to the local level, including the Assembly of First Nations and the Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak. He is currently the Communications Manager at the Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre. He wrote the Mighty Muskrats Mystery series to educate young Canadians, build pride in First Nation and impoverished youth, and create a better Canadian and First Nations relationship. He lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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