Echohawk

Echohawk #1

by Lynda Durrant

Echohawk was a little boy when he was taken from his white family and adopted into a Mohican tribe. For years Echohawk has been speaking and thinking in the Mohican language. He enjoys hunting with his adoptive father Glickihigan and younger brother Bamaineo. Yet as time passes, Glickihigan thinks an English education will help his sons in the changing world and sends them to be schooled by white people. It's then that Echohawk's earliest memories return. Soon the time will come for him to choose between the world of the Mohicans and the world he came from long ago.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Fiction, Middle Grade, School, Juvenile, Childrens

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

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Reviews

[Malik Enloe · Rating 3 out of 5]

It wasn't my favorite book and it could've had a better ending but it had an interesting story to it.

[Adaela McLaughlin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Echohawk is a fast moving book that helps the reader understand the intersection of the lives of American Indians and English settlers in the mid 1700's. It especially shows the uncertain life of American Indians due to colonial settlers. I wish Echohawk's vision was made more clear.

[Emerson Kleidon · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like the book. I'm reading it for school and it's quite interesting. Good book.

[Kris Irvin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I adore this book. It was one of my favorites when I was a pre-teen, and reading it again was an awesome trip down Memory Lane for me. It's still just as good as I remember - if not better. As an adult, I truly appreciate the detail that Durrant puts into this book. I also appreciated that she listed her sources in the back - I'm interested in doing some research of my own now. I really, really can't say enough good things about this fantastic novel. It's a short read, so what are you waiting for? Get it now!

[Krista the Krazy Kataloguer · Rating 4 out of 5]

A white boy raised by the Mohicans in the Hudson Valley is sent with his younger brother to an English settlement for schooling.

[ej · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good book! Some boring parts, such as Christmas. The ending wasn't it for me.
What do you think?

[Mary L. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Since I like historical novels this was right up my alley. I enjoyed the father's advice yo Echohawk.

[G. Hurley · Rating 3 out of 5]

I chose this books because it offers a different view of the typical captive story. It also about a boy that grows up and choose who he will become.

[Chelseygutierrez · Rating 3 out of 5]

this book was very good