| Author(s) | Michael Dorris |
|---|---|
| Illustrator(s) | |
| Age Group | 9-12 |
| Publisher | Hyperion Books for Children |
| ISBN | 978-0786813575 |
| Year | 1999 |
Set in the colonial past, this coming-of-age story is about a young Powhatan Indian boy with a visual disability who dreads the warrior's test, a rite of passage for boys his age to enter manhood, but ends up passing the test with flying colors by using his acute senses of hearing and smell.
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