Morning Girl (Paperback, Revised ed.)

Twelve-year-old Morning Girl and her younger brother, Star Boy, alternate chapters in this remarkable novel for young readers. Set on a Bahamian island in 1492, this is the story of a Taino family bound together by respect, humor, and tradition. As Morning Girl and Star Boy work their way through the inevitable complications of growing up, they learn to cope with both sadness and joy and emerge as rich, original characters. Theirs was a vibrant community that valued inner strength over warfare, that strove to coexist with the natural world rather than to dominate it, that expected visitors to be less dangerous than interesting. All is as it should be, as it’s always been, until the day when Morning Girl goes out for a swim and sees a fat canoe, packed with oddly dressed strangers, rowing toward shore. Morning Girl tries not to laugh -- she’s been instructed in the value of politeness -- and invites the visitors to land. For too long a veil of anonymity has obscured the humanity of those fifteenth-century Native Americans who welcomed Columbus and with Morning Girl, Michael Dorris offers a poignant fictional perspective on their fascinating society.

Michael Dorris was trained as an anthropologist. He is the author of Sees No Trees, The Window, and Guests for children, as well as many fiction and nonfiction works for adults.

General

Imprint:	Hyperion
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 1999
First published:	May 1999
Authors:	Michael Dorris
Dimensions:	191 x 130 x 5mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	74
Edition:	Revised ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-7868-1358-2
Categories:	Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > General Books > Children's & Educational > Life skills & personal awareness, general studies > Personal awareness: family, relationship & social issues > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > General Promotions > School Holidays > Fiction Reads
LSN:	0-7868-1358-X
Barcode:	9780786813582

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