Neewa the Wonder Dog and The Ghost Hunters. Vol. 1 The Mystery of the Indian Medicine Woman is Revealed!

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Neewa the Wonder Dog and The Ghost Hunters. Vol. 1 The Mystery of the Indian Medicine Woman is Revealed!

Vol. 1 The Mystery of the Indian Medicine Woman is Revealed!

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Sue Supino wrote on Amazon peer review, 8/18/2013. This is a story, not about Ghosts, and not about Neewa...it is a story of a teenage girl and her love for not only her sister and father.....but her growth and adjustment during her trip 1500 miles away from home. It's a novel of two siblings-- during their exciting adventure out west, separated for the first time; from their mother, grandparents, and friends.
In this first person narrative, Cerutti uses a multi sensory approach, which takes the reader to a place far away---literally, to the state of Nevada- where his young family; daughters Christina (14) and Jacqueline (11) experience the opportunity of a lifetime. These three (four including Neewa) are not very different from your average American family, except they are hunting Ghosts!! The reader will feel the anticipation that they feel when searching for these supernatural beings, and you can join them!
Cerutti captures the reader's attention as he magically invites you on a journey to find the true meaning of sisterhood. These sisters quarrel, and through their mistakes, experience the truth of life--all told through the eyes of a 14 year old, who has accepted a goofy coy dog as her own. Christina, the older of the two, is teetering on the brink of disrespect as she verbally knocks down her dad, who is attempting to supervise the teenager who sees right through him. His love for his daughters is evident during their nightly ritual.... While sharing bedtime pleasantries, they say their goodnights, and I Love You's, "Round Robin" style. It is similar to the Ron Howard's "The Walton's," sitcom from the 1980's exempt of one thing-- their mother is not onboard for the journey.
Christina is the cerebral one, though envious of her sister Jackie, the beauty's, "perfect nose." She is expected to take charge of the domestic duties, ranging from setting the dinner table, to baking the pumpkin pies. ( you will smell the aroma of the pies baking, as the author reviews the family recipe. Tina, as your typical teen, ignores her father's direction, test limits, and heckles her sister, who is three years her junior, teasing Jackie, as only a sister can do.
The sisters learn from the Indians, who believe in energy, where a spirit can take on other forms. Through symbolism; (i.e. the wind...the POW WOW) Cerutti captives the reader who envisions himself in among this circle of life....Jackie reads a passage from the book, "Indians believe the Spirit lives forever.
When the body dies, the spirit is called a "spirit being" and may take the body of another
living creature such as a butterfly, a wolf, or even a bear. Or a spirit being may live in the
wind or earth not taking any form at all.

This family is witness to paranormal behavior, or is it normal behavior? You will laugh with them, cry with them and you can feel the love, as they are engulfed in the arms of the Indian tribe's leader and his family. At the end of this story, you'll want to adopt a puppy, you will wish to hug your sister, and you will be thankful say to goodnight to those you love.

I regret that this adventure, and book has come to a close, and anticipate the premier of Volume II, next year. Watch for "Neewa and the Ghost Hunters," Volume ll, and who knows the movie may come out in a theatre near you?

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John Cerutti
Language
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Pages
260

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Neewa’s New Family 6
Chapter 2 - Yesterday was the happiest day of my life. 16
Chapter 3 - Ghost at Donner Pass 25
Chapter 4 - Fetch 35
Chapter 5 - Dream (Dreaming) 44
Chapter 6 - Ghost Hunt 45
Chapter 7 - The Illness 51
Chapter 8 - The Starting Line 57
Chapter 9 - Doc’s 64
Chapter 10 - Back to Doc’s 68
Chapter 11 - Neewa’s tongue 74
Chapter 12 - Rodeo 79
Chapter 13 - Ghost Town 85
Chapter 14 - Chester’s Gifts 100
Chapter 15 - The Tribal Historian 105
Chapter 16 - The Pumpkin Pies 117
Chapter 17 - Neewa’s Spirit Flew 123
Chapter 18 - The Desert 126
Chapter 19 - Horses 129
Chapter 20 - Antelope 133
Chapter 21 - Fishing 138
Chapter 22 - Bang, A shot rang out 145
Chapter 23 - Heather’s House 149
Chapter 24 - The Storm 153
Chapter 25 - Devil Spirits 156
Chapter 26 - Spirit World 158
Chapter 27 - Cowboying 162
Chapter 28 - Cattle Drive 167
Chapter 29 - On the Reservation 175
Chapter 30 - Go to Jail 178
Chapter 31 - Basketball 182
Chapter 32 - Pow Wow 188
Chapter 33 - Linda for Dinner 199
Chapter 34 - Camping 202
Chapter 35 - Howling 211
Chapter 36 - Pine Nuts 215
Chapter 37 - Juniper Berries 220
Chapter 38 - The Ghost of the Mule Deer 224
Chapter 39 - Going Back East 233
Chapter 40 - Beading Juniper Nuts 236
Chapter 41 - Diane’s Secret 240
Chapter 42 - The Medicine Woman’s Mystery is Revealed 242
Chapter 43 - The End 247

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Vernon, NJ

The Physical Object

Format
digital
Pagination
279
Number of pages
260
Weight
2 grams

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Open Library
OL25430508M
ISBN 13
9780615408545

Work Description

Adventure and mystery in the uncanny spirit world captivate the young lives of fourteen-year-old Christina and her sister Jackie, eleven. When the family moves 1500 miles from their home in New Jersey to the desert of the American Southwest, they encounter many spirits—some good, some evil.
Out West the family seeks out the paranormal, hunting ghosts with the latest, most sophisticated devices. Their searches take them to several eerie places, including a remote forest, a ghost town and a sacred burial ground. They also explore an isolated Native American stream and investigate an Indian Pow Wow.
Not long after settling into their new home, Christina adopts Neewa, a half coyote female puppy with a mysterious secret. But when the puppy becomes deathly ill, the girl is determined to find a doctor to save her pet. When a shaman vet miraculously turns up, he supplies a charm, a potion and an incantation for Neewa to save her spirit.
Danger lurks around every corner but the sisters surprisingly find protection in most unusual ways through a medicine woman, mythological animals, herbs and other mystical means.
Throughout their extraordinary experiences the young sisters face various dimensions of fear and joy.

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