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Pale as the Moon (Legends of the Carolinas)

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Pale as the moon unfolds in the 16th centuryon one of the small, sandy Outer Banks islands off the North Carolina coast. This is the tale of a young Indian girl,Gray Squirrel, and a wild Outer Banks pony. Told primarily from the viewpoint of this visoinary young girl,the book examines the tenuous relationship between the native Indians and the English colonists who settle on Raoanoke island. Through both mystacal and practical means,Gray Squirrel and her pony manage to prevent war from breaking out, and help the colonists to survive.Pale As The Moon offers an alternative understanding of what may have happened to the Lost Colony of the Outer Banks.

Although I purchased this for my niece, I read it first to be sure it was appropriate for her age(8-10). I found it enchanting.

Amazing book. Good for kids that have a love for animals. They can go on an adventure and relate with this young girl.

Pale as the Moon is a beautifully written piece of historical fiction with a fast-moving storyline. The reader follows the adventures of a 16th-century Native American girl, Gray Squirrel, and the wild horse she befriends, Heita Hoonich (Moon Wind). Smith's evocative writing transports you to North Carolina's coast at the time when the first white visitors arrived from the other side of the ocean. Pale as the Moon is just the right mix of history and suspense. Not just for kids and horse-lovers. I'm a 40-ish mom and thoroughly enjoyed this book myself. Now I can't wait to read it with my kids.

Pale as the Moon, especially appropriate for middle school or advanced elementary readers, offers the ever popular combination of a horse and a young girl --- and more. It presents a different perspective on the early history of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Ms. Campbell obviously did her research, and expresses an underlying love of the place, as well as a good story. The themes of courage, tolerance, and change will ring true for young readers who are exploring those ideas in their own lives. This book could easily be used as a classroom book study in addition to individual pleasure reading.