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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2007
Gr 3-6 In this first-person, fictionalized account, Sitting Bull is living in captivity near the end of his life and remembering his past. He longs for the life that Native Americans enjoyed before the coming of the "Wasicu", the white people. He talks about the Sioux victory at Little Bighorn and the destruction of the buffalo herds. Turner's writing is lyrical, almost poetic. The story is poignant and sympathetic to the plight of the...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
Turner imagines the elderly chief, imprisoned, recalling his initiation into manhood and the proud and tragic tale of his people's subjuga...Log In or Sign Up to Read More