Between the Pipes Kootenai and New Mexico

and New Mexico

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from powwows to vacations to time spent with faraway family

A Walk on the Tundra follows Inuujaq

Between the Pipes Kootenai and New MexicoThirteen year old Chase's life and identity should be simple. He's the goalie for his hockey team, the Eagles. He's a friend to Kevin and Jade. He's Kookum's youngest grandchild. He's a boy. He should like girls. But it's not that simple. Chase doesn't like girls the way that the other boys do. It's scary being so different from his peers. Scarier still is the feeling that his teammates can tell who he is and that they hate him for it. If he pretends