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BEWARE CHRISTIAN PARENTS! A real seriously pagan part in this book!

Wonderful book about a boy who is on his own in a cabin in the wilderness. He makes friends with a young indian boy. Great family read-aloud...even my husband is waiting to hear the next chapter every day! :)

This book is used in Sonlight Core 3.

When his father returns East to collect the rest of the family, 13-year-old Matt is left alone to guard his family's newly built homestead. One day, Matt is brutally stung when he robs a bee tree for honey. He returns to consciousness to discover that his many stings have been treated by an old Native American and his grandson. Matt offers his only book as thanks, but the old man instead asks Matt to teach his grandson Attean to read. Both boys are suspicious, but Attean comes each day for his lesson. In the mornings, Matt tries to entice Attean with tales from Robinson Crusoe, while in the afternoons, Attean teaches Matt about wilderness survival and Native American culture. The boys become friends in spite of themselves, and their inevitable parting is a moving tribute to the ability of shared experience to overcome prejudice

Fabulous book! One of the best books I have ever read to my children! I always recommend this book to my friends for their children, and we give it as a birthday present all the time!

Great book for 4th or 5th graders.

This is one of my favorite books to read with 4th-6th graders! The courage of the main character, Matt, is something to read about. Good historical fiction.