This book was written this year. It follows the life of a young Indian, Little Hawk, who lived in the area we now call Plymouth at the time when settlers were coming into this "new" land and settling down and building new homes.
Little Hawk has met the manhood test of his people - he has survived alone in the wilderness for three months in the depth of winter.
When he returns to his village, he finds that his world has shifted forever. Exposure to the white man has inflicted the native people with a disease that has swiftly killed off much of their population. Where once there were enough people for 5 villages, there were now only enough for 1.
As the white families continue to move in and take over lands once held by the Native Americans, tensions arise.
Little Hawks's life is changed forever when he meets young John, a child of the original settlers.
Full of unexpected plot twists and turns, I was thoroughly engulfed in this tale. It was a fascinating look back at a crucial time in our nations history.
It's not often I say "this book is going to win some awards", but I am saying it now. I am expecting to see this on the nominee list for at least a couple of YA book awards. This is truly a tale that needs to be heard - it looks at both sides of the stories surrounding the settlement of Plymouth.
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