Treachery on the Twisted River: A Young-Adult Adaptation of "Peace Child," by Don Richardson

by Don Richardson

Book Overview

Hidden in the swamps near the southern coast of New Guinea lived a tribe of cannibal-headhunters known as the Sawi. They built houses perched on poles forty feet above the forest floor in villages on the banks of a river known as the Kronkel, the Dutch word for "twisted."

Skilled in surviving in the untamed jungle, Sawi of all ages were expert hunters and fishermen. With their bows and arrows, spears and bone knives, they could capture and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1735234524
• ISBN13: 9781735234526
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Bottomline Media
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 13 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary