Truth Is a Bright Star: A Hopi Adventure [Paperback]

Joan Price (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 31, 2001 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

Based on a true story of the abduction of Hopi children by Spanish soldiers in the mid-nineteenth century, TRUTH IS A BRIGHT STAR tells the story of the friendship that develops between 11-year-old Loma and the fur trapper who becomes his master. During a harsh New Mexican winter, Loma sets his faith in the Hopi Way against the beliefs and values of a vastly different and powerful culture.

-20,000 copies in print.

-New foreword by the author, updated glossary, and revised bibliography.

-New original cover art by illustrator Enrique Moreiro.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"TRUTH IS A BRIGHT STAR is a rare book-a book that exemplifies what it means to be a true hero, to be a person who solves problems with love and courage rather than with violence."-Chinaberry Catalog

About the Author

JOAN PRICE lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, where she is Professor Emeritus in philosophy and religious studies at Mesa Community College. She is the author of several other middle-grade Native American novels.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 156 pages
• Publisher: Tricycle Press; Revised edition (July 31, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582460558
• ISBN-13: 978-1582460550
• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.4 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,102,842 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You Should Read This BOOK!, April 11, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Truth Is a Bright Star: A Hopi Adventure (Paperback)

I THINK THIS IS THE BEST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ ALTHOUGH I LOVE SLAVERY BOOKS BECAUSE I think it's sad that people did that and I like sad books.Joan Price is my favorite author since I read this book and I think you should to! So READ THIS BOOK!!!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Courage of a Hopi boy who was sold to a mountain man, January 10, 1999

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Ann Mahoney, Ph.D. ([e-mail]) (U.S.A.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Truth Is a Bright Star: A Hopi Adventure (Paperback)

Loma and other Hopi children were stolen by the Spanish soldiers and taken far away from their pueblo. Loma was sold to a mountain man named Big Jim who made his living trapping beaver. Loma does not believe in killing animals for money. He and Big Jim do not get along. Later they become friends. It is an exciting story.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An exellent book on slavary, September 17, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Truth Is a Bright Star: A Hopi Adventure (Paperback)

This book is a book on Hopi children who are taken away by many Spanish Soldiers and sold as slaves for very little, one of the boys was sold to a trapper, although he didn't believe in it. So they try to get back home.