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The Light in the Forest-Steady Readers Edition (Special Edition Recorded at a 10-15% slower pace)
The Light in the ForestSteady Readers Edition - Special Edition Recorded at a 10-15% slower pace Author:Conrad Richter SPECIAL EDITION Recorded at a 10-15% slower speed. Includes unabridged story, paperback, teachers guide. — From Publishers Weekly — Richter's (The Awakening Land) classic tale of a boy torn between families and cultures makes for a compelling audio adaptation. When he was just four years old, John Cameron Butler was captured by the Lenne Lenape In... more »dians. He has since been adopted by the Indians, who named him True Son, and has grown to love the only family he has ever known, as well as the ways of his people. But now it's 1765 and in order to make a land deal, the Lenne Lenape and other tribes have agreed to return all their captives to the white Army, including now-15-year-old True Son/John. When he arrives at the Butler home in Paxton, Pa., True Son chafes at his white family's speech, customs and clothing, acting defiant and depressed. He soon manages (with help from his cousin Half Arrow) a dangerous escape and rejoins his Indian relatives. But once back among his people, True Son commits an act of betrayal that forces the Lenne Lenape to disown him forever, leaving him a young man unsure of where he belongs. Bregy's assured, crisp delivery gives extra resonance to Richter's careful scene-setting, quickly transporting listeners to a distinct, long-ago era. Ages 10-up. (Jan.)
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From School Library Journal
Grade 4-8-A classic in its own right. School and public libraries will want to make this a priority purchase.
Patricia Mahoney Brown, Franklin Elementary School, Kenmore, NY
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