Ghost Hawk, Susan Cooper
Ghost Hawk, Susan Cooper
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Ghost Hawk

Author: Susan Cooper

Narrator: Jim Dale

Unabridged: 8 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/27/2013


Synopsis

A friendship between a young Native American and a colonial New England settler endangers them both in this “simply unforgettable” (Booklist, starred review) adventure story from Newbery Medalist Susan Cooper.

On the winter day Little Hawk is sent into the woods alone, he can take only a bow and arrows, his handcrafted tomahawk, and the amazing metal knife his father traded for with the new white settlers. If Little Hawk survives three moons by himself, he will be a man.

John Wakely is only ten when his father dies, but he has already experienced the warmth and friendship of the nearby tribes. Yet his fellow colonists aren’t as accepting of the native people. When he is apprenticed to a barrel-maker, John sees how quickly the relationships between settlers and natives are deteriorating. His friendship with Little Hawk will put both boys in grave danger.

The intertwining stories of Little Hawk and John Wakely are a fascinating tale of friendship and an eye-opening look at the history of our nation. Newbery Medalist Susan Cooper also includes a timeline and an author’s note that discusses the historical context of this important and moving novel.

About Susan Cooper

Susan Cooper is one of our foremost fantasy authors; her classic five-book fantasy sequence The Dark Is Rising has sold millions of copies worldwide. Her books’ accolades include the Newbery Medal, a Newbery Honor, the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, and five shortlists for the Carnegie Medal. She combines fantasy with history in Victory (a Washington Post Top Ten Books for Children pick), King of Shadows, Ghost Hawk, and her magical The Boggart and the Monster, second in a trilogy, which won the Scottish Arts Council’s Children’s Book Award. Susan Cooper lives on a saltmarsh island in Massachusetts, and you can visit her online at TheLostLand.com.

About Jim Dale

James Dale and Ellen Small are the husband-and-wife team who wrote The Two of Us: A Book About Friendship. Dale has written more than a dozen other books and the best-selling greeting card line, the Dales. Ellen Small works at the Park School of Baltimore and is an avid antique collector.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Betsy on November 02, 2016

How do we best honor our literary heroes? Particularly those who not only live but continue to produce works of fiction within our lifetimes. Like whole swaths of women and men my age, I grew up on Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising series when I was a child. And while I may not have understood every......more

Goodreads review by Nicky on December 03, 2015

It’s a shame that I didn’t enjoy this book more, given how much I adore The Dark is Rising and Seaward. Unfortunately, I’m going to have to venture into spoiler territory to explain why, so here’s the non-spoilerish thoughts: the writing is still good, and I actually found the first section of the b......more

Goodreads review by Luke on September 13, 2017

Little hawk has to prove he is a man becasue of his religion read to find out if he survives......more

Goodreads review by Richie on May 26, 2013

GHOST HAWK by Susan Cooper, Margaret K. McElderry/Simon & Schuster, August 2013, 336p., ISBN: 978-1-4424-8141-1 "But when one little cross Leads to shots, grit your teeth" -- The Fixx, "One Thing Leads to Another" "PHOENIX -- A federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America's self-proclaimed t......more

Goodreads review by Joey on January 15, 2014

Its the early 1600's in Southeast Massachusetts and the 11 year old Pokonoket Indian, Little Hawk is preparing for his 3 month long spirit-quest in which he can become a man and find his Manitou, or Animal spirit-guide. Coming back from this trip alive means manhood for Little Hawk, and that he will......more