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Clarion Books, 2010-13-09

Sing Down the Moon: A Newbery Honor Award Winner

Sing Down the Moon: A Newbery Honor Award Winner

Scott O'Dell, Author

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9780547406329

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The Navajo tribe's forced march from their homeland to Fort Sumner by white soldiers and settlers is dramatically and courageously told by young Bright Morning.
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Told with quiet restraint, this story traces the endurance of spirit in the face of forced removal. With poetic clarity and reverence for culture, it honors a young Navajo girl’s resilience and dignity as she claims her future.

Keywords and Themes: Action & Adventure • Award Winner • Courage • Cultural Preservation • Dignity • Heritage • Historical • History • Identity • Justice • Juvenile Fiction • Native American • Perseverance • Resilience • Strength • Survival Stories • United States - 19th Century

Readability • 5.1

Age Range • 8-12

Pages • 144

Subjects • Navajo Indians • Indians of North America • Southwest • New

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Native American • Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure • Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 19th Century • Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure | Survival Stories

Newbery Honor Book

In this powerful novel based on historical events, the Navajo tribe's forced march from their homeland to Fort Sumner is dramatically and courageously narrated by young Bright Morning.

Like the author's Newbery Medal-winning classic Island of the Blue Dolphins, Scott O'Dell's Sing Down the Moon is a gripping tale of survival, strength, and courage.

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