num_pages: 160
description: THE MAGIC HAD ALWAYS BEEN THERE.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?
language: English
title: Kokopelli's Flute
titlecomplete: Kokopelli's Flute
genres: Adventure, Magical Realism, Fantasy, Mystery, Childrens, Juvenile, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Mythology, Fiction
ratings_count: 530
places: New Mexico
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award
publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers