The Sign of the Beaver

For this category of book: Historical Fiction Mid-Elementary to Middle School this is a 5 Star book. It is a great book to give a child who needs reading practice but likes good stories. I had my recent students read it aloud to me and it was perfect for that also. I have read it several times and st......more

I read this out loud to my children many long years ago, and don't remember much about it. Since I've read multiple complaints of it being racist against Native Americans I've thought about rereading it to see what I didn't notice the first time. I don't know if I will. I recently read another book......more

In my book, Sign of the Beaver, Matt an English teenage settler befriends and Indian named Attean. I found this book interesting because during this time the English and the Indians had a relationship that could best be described as fighting. I couldn’t get over the fact that Matt seemed to be realiz......more

Ok. I had heard various Native American reviewers pan this book for its stereotypical portrayals. I'm still not that great at evaluating Native American literature but I'll list some things that stuck out to me: 1. Usage of the word squaw. I'm pretty sure that's generally not ok. 2. Going off #1, Spea......more