![]() ![]() 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. As Attean teaches him more about his own culture, Matt must come to terms with what the changing frontier really means. A 1984 Newbery Honor Book Although he faces responsibility bravely, thirteen-year-old Matt is more than a little apprehensive when his father leaves him. ![]() 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. And things are going fine until a white stranger steals his gun, leaving Matt defenseless and unable to hunt for his food. 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. ![]() In this Newbery Honor book, a thirteen-year-old boy struggles to survive on his own in the wilderness of eighteenth-century Maine. FROM THE PUBLISHER: When 13-year-old Matt means a boy from the Beaver clan. ![]()
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