The arrow over the door / Joseph Bruchac ; pictures by James Watling .
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TextPublication details: New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, c1998.Edition: 1st edDescription: 89 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN: - 0803720785 (trade)
- [Fic] 20
- PZ7.B82816 Ar 1998
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Main Library | Children's Fiction | Bruchac, Joseph | Available | 33111003326598 |
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A powerful novel of the Revolutionary WarTo fourteen-year-old Samuel Russell, called "coward" for his peace-loving Quaker beliefs, the summer of 1777 is a time of fear. The British and the Patriots will soon meet in battle near his home in Saratoga, New York. The Quakers are in danger from roaming Indians and raiders -- yet to fight back is not the Friends' way.To Stands Straight, a young Abenaki Indian on a scouting mission for the British, all Americans are enemies, for they killed his mother and brother. But in a Quaker Meetinghouse he will come upon Americans unlike any he has ever seen. What will the encounter bring? Based on a real historical incident, this fast-paced and moving story is a powerful reminder that "the way of peace...can be walked by all human beings".
In the year 1777, a group of Quakers and a party of Indians have a memorable meeting.