A Way of His Own
HarperCollins · Paperback · April 30, 2001
When Shutok’s nomadic family must follow the bison herds for their livelihood, they abandon him, believing and fearing that the bad fortune that has crippled Shutok’s back may spread to them.
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- Who it’s for
- Shutok’s separation from his nomadic family sets self-reliance against inherited fears.
- Themes
- Self-reliance, Family abandonment, Overcoming superstition
- Genres
- US: Native American Stories, Survival Stories, U.S. History
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When Shutok’s nomadic family must follow the bison herds for their livelihood, they abandon him, believing and fearing that the bad fortune that has crippled Shutok’s back may spread to them. But Shutok stubbornly follows them across the plains and prairies. Eventually, he can’t keep up and is left to forge his own way in the primitive wilderness of North America.
Continue reading
Shutok’s people return in the spring, when a turn of events helps him win their respect and forces them to reconsider their primeval superstitions.
Shutok on the Plains
Shutok’s separation from his nomadic family sets self-reliance against inherited fears.
Come here for
- Shutok’s struggle to follow the bison herds
- His effort to make his own way across the plains
Expect
- A wilderness ordeal after his family leaves him behind
- A return that challenges his people’s superstitions
Where it sits
| US: Native American Stories | 75% |
|---|---|
| Survival Stories | 40% |
| U.S. History | 35% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Survival Stories
- Boys & Men
- US: Native American Stories
- Girls & Young Women
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- Holocaust Stories
- Wars & Military History
- Prehistoric Stories
- Colonial & Revolutionary U.S.
- Authors
- Thomas A. Dyer
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- April 30, 2001
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Self-reliance · Family abandonment · Overcoming superstition
- Reading lane
- Survival Stories