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Apache
By Tanya Landman
A powerful and emotional portrayal of the Apache’s struggle for survival in a hostile world.
Siki is an orphan of the Black Mountain Apache. Her mother was killed by Mexicans three years ago and her father lost in an ambush the winter before that. When Siki witnesses the brutal murder of her little brother Tazhi, she vows to become an Apache warrior and avenge her brother’s death.
- A haunting story of suffering and revenge featuring a strong female protagonist.
- Offers an eye-opening view of nineteenth-century Native American life through historical fiction.
ISBN:
9781406303315
Imprint:
Walker Books
Distributor:
TL Distribution in Australia & Macmillan Publishers in New Zealand
Binding:
Paperback
Release Date:
August 1, 2007
Dimensions:
130 x 200mm, 320pp
Stock Status:
Backlist title
Australian RRP:
$16.95
New Zealand RRP:
$19.99
Stock Level:
In Stock
About the author
Tanya Landman runs Storybox Theatre, a touring puppet theatre for children, with her husband Rod Burnett. She is the author of the junior novel "Waking Merlin" and its sequel "Merlin’s Apprentice"; "Flotsam and Jetsam" and its sequel "Flotsam and Jetsam and the Stormy Surprise"; and "The World’s Bellybutton".
Review
"This is a finely told book, gripping in its storytelling with compelling and sensitive characters one comes to care deeply about." Buzz Words