Renowned author Joseph Bruchac tells a powerful story of a girl who learns more about her Penacook heritage while sheltering in place with her grandparents during the coronavirus pandemic. Malian loves spending time with her grandparents at their home on a Wabanaki reservationΓÇösheΓÇÖs there for a visit when,suddenlyall travel shuts down. ThereΓÇÖs a new virus making people sickand Malian will have to stay with her grandparents for the duration. Everyone is worried about the pandemicbut Malian knows how to keep her family safe: She protects her grandparentsand they protect her. She doesnΓÇÖt go out to play with friendsshe helps her grandparents use video chatand she listens to and learns from their stories. And when Malsumone of the dogs living on the rezshows up at their doorMalianΓÇÖs family knows that heΓÇÖll protect them too. Told in verse inspired by oral storytellingthis novel about the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the ways in which Indigenous nations and communities cared for one another through plagues of the pastand how they keep caring for one another today. **Four starred reviews!** Boston Globe-Horn Book Fiction & Poetry Honor NPR Books We Love Kirkus Reviews Best Books School Library Journal Best Books Chicago Public Library Best Fiction for Younger Readers Jane Addams ChildrenΓÇÖs Book Award Finalist Nerdy Book Club AwardΓÇöBest Poetry and Novels in Verse