September Adventures in Reading Kids Club: The Storyteller by Brandon Hobson

Our Adventures in Reading Kids Club is free and open to all AND the book is 10% off book club pricing. Come on out and join your fellow readers each month for a free pizza party and chat about the selected book.

This month we’re chatting about The Storyteller by Brandon Hobson ($17.99 Book club price: $16.99 Hardcover, 324 pp)

National Book Award finalist Brandon Hobson delivers a powerful and imaginative middle grade adventure that blends Cherokee history, folklore, and the emotional realities of growing up.

At the heart of this story is Ziggy—a boy with anxiety, big questions about his past, and a mind that sees the world a little differently.
Ziggy’s mother disappeared when he was young, one of many missing Indigenous women whose stories have gone unanswered. Now living with his father and sister Moon, Ziggy can’t stop wondering what happened. When he becomes convinced that a nearby cave holds the key to her disappearance, he sets off on a surreal quest—with Moon, his best friend Corso, and the classmate who both fascinates and flusters him, Alice.

What begins as a search for answers becomes something much deeper: an unforgettable journey into Cherokee myth, memory, and the magic of storytelling. As Ziggy learns the stories of his ancestors, he begins to understand how his own story fits into a much larger one—and that he might have more power to shape his future than he thought.

Perfect for book clubs, The Storyteller is filled with wonder, heart, and rich cultural threads. Readers will connect with Ziggy’s voice, admire his courage, and come away with new perspectives on family, friendship, identity, and the stories that shape us all.