Kokopelli's Flute Book

Tep Jones has always felt the magic of Picture House, an Anasazi cliff dwelling near the seed farm where he lives with his parents. But he could never have imagined what would happen to him on the night of a lunar eclipse, when he finds a bone flute left behind by grave robbers. Tep falls under the spell of a powerful ancient magic that traps him at night in the body of an animal.

Only by unraveling the mysteries of Picture House can Tep save himself and his desperately ill mother. Does the enigmatic old Indian who calls himself Cricket hold the key to unlocking the secrets of the past? And can Tep find the answers in time?

Children's Literature

Will Hobbs has crafted a magical story set in New Mexico where pothunters are plundering the ruins of ancient cliff dwellings. Tepary Jones, 13, discovers the looters and succeeds in chasing them away temporarily. After they leave, he finds an ancient bone flute which is enchanted. After playing it, he changes shape. This is magic from the Distant time, when people and animals could trade places. Tep must summon all of his courage to control this magic and to unravel the mystery of Kokopell's flute. A wonderfully rich world in which the power of sun, rain, soil, seed and Native American traditions are brought together to weave a haunting spell ver the reader.