Pub Date: November 10, 2015
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2015002042
Lexile Code: 0620
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Glossary, Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 10 to 14
Physical Info: 1.00" H x 8.20" L x 6.20" W ( 0.65 lbs) 176 pages
Description: Teased for his fair coloring, eleven-year-old Jimmy McClean travels with his maternal grandfather, Nyles High Eagle, to learn about his Lakota heritage while visiting places significant in the life of Crazy Horse, the nineteenth-century Lakota leader and warrior, in a tale that weaves the past with the present. Includes historical note and glossary.
Brief description: Joseph Marshall III, raised on the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation, is an enrolled member of the Sicangu Lakota (Rosebud Sioux) tribe. His internationally acclaimed works include nine nonfiction books, four novels, a collection of short stories and essays, and several screenplays. He divides his time between Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota.
Review Quotes: "As Jimmy and his grandfather's journey comes to an end, the boy has gained much more than a history lesson--he learns a great deal about courage, sacrifice, and the ties that connect him to his ancestors. VERDICT A moving narrative that should be required reading for all students of American history."-- "School Library Journal"