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IPPY award-winning author, Todd Gunderson, crafts another Willow City adventure.Mike, a middle-school-aged boy in the 1950s from Willow City, North Dakota, drags his friends on a search for blue rabbits that are tormenting an old Norwegian farmer named Gunder. Learning about the man's early years and the experiences in his youth, Mike and his three friends decide to work together to solve the mysterious sightings of blue rabbits. Mike is offered a reward if he rids the farmer of the legendary creatures that have somehow followed him from his homeland.An unexpected meeting with the town's new arrival, a Chippewa girl named Omi, drives Mike into action sooner than he expected. When some of Omi's rabbits are missing, several of the boys are suspected of stealing them, including Mike. Harsh encounters with landowners, trap setting, and rabbit stakeouts bring the group together. Mike must impress Omi and find her rabbits, too, but it isn't going to be easy.As the group works together, they soon discover the connection between the mysterious legend and Gunder. A dramatic conclusion about the blue rabbits in Willow City brings understanding and a new start for Gunder.

IPPY award-winning author, Todd Gunderson, crafts another Willow City adventure.¿Mike, a middle-school-aged boy in the 1950s from Willow City, North Dakota, drags his friends on a search for blue rabbits that are tormenting an old Norwegian farmer named Gunder. Learning about the man's early years and the experiences in his youth, Mike and his three friends decide to work together to solve the mysterious sightings of blue rabbits. Mike is offered a reward if he rids the farmer of the legendary creatures that have somehow followed him from his homeland.An unexpected meeting with the town's new arrival, a Chippewa girl named Omi, drives Mike into action sooner than he expected. When some of Omi's rabbits are missing, several of the boys are suspected of stealing them, including Mike. Harsh encounters with landowners, trap setting, and rabbit stakeouts bring the group together. Mike must impress Omi and find her rabbits, too, but it isn't going to be easy.As the group works together, they soon discover the connection between the mysterious legend and Gunder. A dramatic conclusion about the blue rabbits in Willow City brings understanding and a new start for Gunder.

2021 Bronze Medal IPPY Awards Winner for Juvenile Fiction!Four middle school boys, interested in the local legends surrounding a small 1950s North Dakota community, embark on an ambitious plan to get to the bottom of the unsettling stories. Local and Native American legends blend creating confusion about disturbing scenes witnessed by folks in the aspen forests. The boys find trouble after pursuing answers from young Chippewa boys from a nearby reservation. The boys still manage to seek answers despite their punishment. An old Chippewa man, and others, add clarity to the legends and eye-witness accounts of a lost little girl.The boys decide to help the old Chippewa man find his boyhood home in the aspen forest. They also learn of buried money and other links to the legend. They get what they are asking for and maybe more. The boys discover a huge truth in their endeavors, but bragging rights must be abandoned for the protection of a few.