★ Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of 2021
★ American Indians in Children's Literature Best Book of 2020
Chooch is reluctant about many things. He is reluctant to be a storyteller like the rest of his Cherokee family, and he is reluctant to spend spring break in the small town of Greasy, Oklahoma, with Uncle Dynamite. But Chooch will find out there's more than one way to tell a story.