Book Review: Moon of Two Dark Horses
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What Parents Should Know
In this story of a tribe trying to stay at peace with both
Whites and Native Americans lies the tragedy of the Revolution,
and of the Native peoples. A powerful accompaniment to studies
of the period.
Common Sense Media Review
A powerful and haunting "story full of spirits, bones, and
dreams."
The darkly foreboding, mystical atmosphere is set up by the narrator, Coshmoo, who is dead. His spirit whispers the story on the wind in the branches of an ash tree. His tale is filled with portents and metaphorical visions, and told in the kind of lyrical language that stories of Native Americans tend to inspire. Pervaded by a sense of urgency and impending disaster, as the age-old cycle of revenge and hatred begins to replay along the Susquehanna River, this compelling novel flows ever faster to its inevitable, tragic conclusion.
From the Book:
Whatever I may say, you must promise not to sigh. Not
for my people, not for me. No one can take Tioga Point from us.
We are the wind, teasing the clouds above it. Our spirits sing
the rivers' songs and our souls enrich the earth. An Ancient
Warrior's bones still dance among these hills. At night, you
can hear them clicking.
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