A 1984 Newbery Honor Book Although he faces responsibility bravely, thirteen-year-old Matt is more than a little apprehensive when his father leaves him alone to guard their new cabin in the wilderness. When a renegade white stranger steals his gun, Matt realizes he has no way to shoot game or to protect himself. When Matt meets Attean, a boy in the Beaver clan, he begins to better understand … better understand their way of life and their growing problem in adapting to the white man and the changing frontier.
Elizabeth George Speare’s Newbery Honor-winning survival story is filled with wonderful detail about living in the wilderness and the relationships that formed between settlers and natives in the 1700s. Now with an introduction by Joseph Bruchac.
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Matt knew life alone in the wilderness of Maine wouldn’t be easy, but he had no idea just how many challenges he would face.
Matt is in a tough situation. He and his father have worked hard to build a new cabin for their family. However, his father needs to go back to Massachusetts and retrieve the rest of the family. Matt will have to take care …
The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare was one of the best young people’s books I have ever read. It flowed smoothly, really drew the reader into the events, and showed a remarkable side of human friendship during a time when friendships would have been hard to make and keep. I enjoyed the sensitive portrayal of both the early settlers …
It is a really good book
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Not as intricate as Elizabeth George Speare’s better known books, but this tale of Matt’s coming of age in the frontier days of Maine is still a great read. Not to be missed by kids and adults alike.