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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2008
Gr 8-Up In this epic story of survival, betrayal, and community, the fittest humans are prized as hunters and for taking care of the Tribe, while those with a number of marks on their Tally sticks, or otherwise deemed useless, are traded for food with other tribes in the region. Stopmouth, a "savage" human with a stutter, is healed by a strange visitor from the Roof following a hunting accident. He and Indrani develop a bond that is scorned by t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Stopmouth, stuttering younger brother of his tribe's golden boy, battles enemies and rises to chiefdom; the mysterious appearance of ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

