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In sixteenth-century California, a young Chumash Indian, White Hare, must find the courage to save her people from Aztec invaders with their frightening horses.
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《学校图书馆杂志》(School Library Journal)书评
Gr 5-9-- Set during the 1520s in what is now coastal Los Angeles, this historical novel accounts for the introduction of horses into North America. White Hare, a Chumash girl, remembers her dying grandfather's telepathic prophecy regarding ``foreign places and strange people who can cross vast distance'' when her village is threatened by a band of Aztecs fleeing north on stolen horses from the Conquistadors. The Aztecs are brutal and seem invincible until White Hare takes courageous action; aided by her grandfather's spirit, she frees the horses, leading them over the Santa Monica Mountains. Any writer attempting to enter the mind of native people must reckon with such illustrious predecessors as Scott O'Dell, Jean Craighead George, and Patricia Wrightson; although Spinka clearly respects the Native Americans she describes, she does not create convincing characters, and the dialogue is too often anachronistic. Also, White Hare's out-of-body flight from the menstrual lodge during her puberty ritual is described in flat, pedestrian language that distances readers from an extraordinary experience. Her romance with a young man comes straight from the pages of a high school love story. Short and easy to read, the book may prove useful to libraries looking for material on the native peoples of California. Unfortunately, it does not do its subject justice. --Margaret A. Chang, Buxton School, Williamstown, MA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
《儿童读物杂志》(Horn Book)书评
White Hare, a native-American girl living in 1500s California, has a hint of her destiny when her grandfather imparts a message and dies. She eventually musters her courage and uses her talents and powers to save her people from Aztec conquerors. An exciting tale with a convincing milieu. From HORN BOOK 1991, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus评论
As this exotic story opens, White Hare--a typical 11-year-old--is urging her slightly older friend Long Eye to have babies so that they can play with them. Members of the 16th-century Chumash people (Native Americans living in California's coastal mountains), both girls fulfill important roles, paying constant tribute to Mother Earth. But White Hare is also aware of another role, prophesied by her grandfather on his deathbed--that she will prevent strangers from destroying her people. When Aztec wanderers enter their territory, White Hare's people initially welcome them; but White Hare comes to understand that the Aztecs, with their mightly horses, are planning human sacrifices to their own gods and enslavement of the Chumash men in order to make war on tribes in the region. Spinka pens an elegantly told story of a people living in harmony with their environment, of a strong metaphysical link to nature through shamanism, and of one girl's slow awakening to the power of her womanhood. A quiet but affecting debut. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.