Little Brother of War

by Gary Robinson

Overview

The tension between respecting Choctaw tradition and embracing change are at the heart of Robinson’s strong addition to the PathFinders series about Native American teens, written by Native authors. Randy is pressured to pursue high school sports, like his father and recently deceased war-hero brother before him. But the 16-year-old discovers that he loves—and has a talent for—Choctaw stickball or toli, an ancient game similar to lacrosse that isn’t a school sport and that his father thinks is a relic. Written at a fourth-grade reading level, the story captures the believable friction in Randy’s family and introduces a bit of American culture that will be new to many readers. Simultaneously available: Danny Blackgoat, Navajo Prisoner by Tim Tingle. Ages 12–16.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940148647089
Publisher:	Native Voices
Publication date:	08/01/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	120
File size:	535 KB

About the Author

Gary Robinson, a writer and filmmaker of Cherokee and Choctaw descent, has spent twenty-five years working with American Indian communities to tell the stories of Native people. His previous works include From Warriors to Soldiers, which examines American Indians in the US military from the Revolutionary War to modern times, and The Language of Victory, the story of the American Indian code talkers of World War I and World War II. Robinson currently lives in the central California coast region.