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Reviewed on April 1, 2000
Gr 4-8 Set in an unspecified year in the time of gas lamps and carriages, this story tells of two Native American teens who graduate from the Blackstone School in Phoenix, AZ. Encouraged by their teacher and headmaster to continue on to high school, both Red Fox, a Lakota youth from Nebraska, and Ellen, a Havasupai from Arizona, feel the need for time to think. Ellen accompanies a family to Italy, hired to look after their two children. Red Fox returns home to his grandfather, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More