Ghost Hawk

From Newbery Medalist Susan Cooper, a story of adventure and friendship between a young Native American and a colonial New England settler.

On the winter day Little Hawk is sent into the woods alone, he can take only a bow and arrows, his handcrafted tomahawk, and the amazing metal knife his father traded for with the new white settlers. If Little Hawk survives three moons by himself, he will be a man.

John Wakely is only ten when his father dies, but he has already experienced the warmth and friendship of the nearby tribes. Yet his fellow colonists aren't as accepting of the native people. When he is apprenticed to a barrel-maker, John sees how quickly the relationships between settlers and natives are deteriorating. His friendship with Little Hawk will put both boys in grave danger.

The intertwining stories of Little Hawk and John Wakely are a fascinating tale of friendship and an eye-opening look at the history of our nation. Newbery Medalist Susan Cooper also includes a timeline and an author's note that discusses the historical context of this important and moving novel.

Author: Susan Cooper
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published: 08/27/2013
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 8.49h x 5.75w x 1.13d
ISBN: 9781442481411
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.9
Point Value: 12
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 160433 / Ghost Hawk


Award: California Young Reader Medal - Nominee
Award: Carnegie Medal - Nominee
Award: Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) - Gold Medal Winner
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2013
Publishers Weekly 06/17/2013
Booklist 07/01/2013 pg. 64
School Library Journal 09/01/2013 pg. 141
Shelf Awareness 08/30/2013
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2013 pg. 89
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2013 pg. 145
PW Best Children's Books 11/11/2013 pg. 24
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2014 pg. 14
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Cooper, Susan: - Susan Cooper is one of our foremost children's authors; her classic five-book fantasy sequence The Dark Is Rising has sold millions of copies worldwide. Her many books have won the Newbery Medal, a Newbery Honor, and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, and been shortlisted five times for the Carnegie Medal. She combines fantasy with history in Victory (a Washington Post Top Ten for Children novel), King of Shadows and Ghost Hawk, and her magical The Boggart and the Monster, second in a trilogy, won the Scottish Arts Council's Children's Book Award. Susan Cooper lives on a saltmarsh island in Massachusetts, and you can visit her online at TheLostLand.com.