While studying about the modern world at the Indian school in the city, a fifteen-year-old Navajo boy never forgets the world of his people and uses his paintings to decide which world he will live in.
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While studying about the modern world at the Indian school in the city, a fifteen-year-old Navajo boy never forgets the world of his people and uses his paintings to decide which world he will live in.
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Cuffari, Richard. Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. First edition: no additional printings noted. Lt. brown full cloth boards, black stamped spine titles, fine. Enchanting b&w illustrations throughout. Pages fine; owner's plate adjacent half-title page. Dj moderate chip, rub; unclipped 3.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Young Books from Crown series. Charming story of Billy Lightfoot who had spent all his life on his Navaho reservation. Billy loves his home here, but wants to learn and see more. Against his family's wishes, he leaves the reservation and walks many miles to the boarding school in the city. In the big and noisy new world he makes friends, goes to English and algebra classes, and learns to play basketball. A beautifuly written story of a talented, appealing young Indian boy, that centers on the conflict between his two worlds. 144 pages.
