Young Matt is alone in the Maine wilderness awaiting his father’s return to their cabin when he is attacked by a swarm of bees. To his surprise, he is saved by an Indian chief and his grandson, Attean. The boys come to know each other, many months pass without a sign of Matt’s family. Then Attean asks Matt to join the Beaver tribe. Should Matt abandon his hopes for his father’s return and join his new family up north?
- ISBN: 9780440479000
- Author: Speare, Elizabeth George
- Published: 1994, Yearling
- Themes: Adventure, History, Indigenous
- Descriptors: Americas, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), North America, United States
- No. of pages: 144