The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare

Description: The Sign of the Beaver By Elizabeth George Speare, the Newberry medalist for The Witch of Blackbird Pond and The Bronze Bow With an introduction by Joseph Bruchac In this Newbery Honor Book, a thirteen-year-old boy struggles to survive on his own in the wilderness of eighteenth-century Maine.When Matt's father leaves him on his own to guard their new cabin in the wilderness, Matt is scared but determined to be brave and prove that he can take care of himself. And things are going fine until a white stranger steals his gun, leaving Matt defenseless and unable to hunt for his food.Then Matt meets Attean, a Native boy from the Beaver tribe, and soon learns that people called the land around him home long before the white settlers ever arrived. As Attean teaches him more about his own culture, Matt must come to terms with what the changing frontier really means.Now with an introduction by critically acclaimed writer Joseph Bruchac about the historical context and the relationships between Native peoples and white settlers in the eighteenth century.Makes a great gift for young readers!

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Book Title: Sign of the Beaver : a Newbery Honor Award Winner

Author: Elizabeth George Speare

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Historical / United States / General, Action & Adventure / Survival Stories, General, Social Themes / Values & Virtues, Social Themes / Friendship, People & Places / United States / Native American, People & Places / United States / General

Publisher: HarperCollins

Publication Year: 2011

Genre: Juvenile Fiction