Truth Is a Bright Star: A Hopi Adventure

by Joan Price and Joan Price

Book Overview

Based on a true story of the abduction of Hopi children by Spanish soldiers in the mid-nineteenth century, TRUTH IS A BRIGHT STAR tells the story of the friendship that develops between 11-year-old Loma and the fur trapper who becomes his master. During a harsh New Mexican winter, Loma sets his faith in the Hopi Way against the beliefs and values of a vastly different and powerful culture. -20,000 copies in print. -New foreword by the author, updated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 089087333X
• ISBN13: 9780890873335
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: Celestial Arts
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

You Should Read This BOOK!

I THINK THIS IS THE BEST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ ALTHOUGH I LOVE SLAVERY BOOKS BECAUSE I think it's sad that people did that and I like sad books.Joan Price is my favorite author since I read this book and I think you should to! So READ THIS BOOK!!!

The Courage of a Hopi boy who was sold to a mountain man

Loma and other Hopi children were stolen by the Spanish soldiers and taken far away from their pueblo. Loma was sold to a mountain man named Big Jim who made his living trapping beaver. Loma does not believe in killing animals for money. He and Big Jim do not get along. Later they become friends. It is an exciting story.

An exellent book on slavary

This book is a book on Hopi children who are taken away by many Spanish Soldiers and sold as slaves for very little, one of the boys was sold to a trapper, although he didn't believe in it. So they try to get back home.