I enjoyed the look into the Navaho tribes and thought that a lot of the story overall was excellently done and tugged at my heartstrings. ( )

This was the telling of the forced immigration of the Navajos from their homes in Arizona to Ft. Sumner, from the Navajo point of view. This was novelized, but events contained within the novel were actual events. As always, this author did a superb job of writing during this time period. This is a great read, for any age. 124 pages ( )

The history is interesting - a time and series of events I knew little about - but the story is dull and pointless. Things happen randomly and are narrated point by point, with very little emotion in any of them. She's captured, she escapes, she saves the dog, the boy is wounded, the Long Knives come, they're herded out of the canyon, a child dies, many die, she gets married, she escapes again...there's no difference between these events. And we learn her name only at the very end - since it's apparently rude to say someone's name to them, and the whole thing is from her point of view. Early on she gives a name but we aren't told what it is. I'm not sure why this bothers me, but it does. Very flat and dull. I won't read this again, and I'll be wary of others by him - though O'Dell is supposed to be very good. Hmm, I've read one other by him - and had a similar complaint. I don't think he works for me. Also, what is the title supposed to be about? There's nothing related to it mentioned in the book - I don't even remember any mention of the moon (which is odd for people living as these do). ( )

Great read for fifth grade. ( )

I read this book after being introduced to it by a classmate. A story about Navajo people and their mistreatment by the Spanish Slavers and also with government troops. A story of our harsh history of becoming enslaved or as prisoners on their own land. ( )