The Vision Seeker A Tale of the Tuscarora |
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| Author:
| Sanders, Mary |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4927-9349-6 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $14.00 |
Book Description:
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For girls of the Tuscarora Nation in the Carolinas (1711), playing lacrosse is forbidden, but Running-Girl doesn't care. She's not a maiden yet, and besides, she's absolutely no good at women's chores. But Running-Girl is afraid. She's having flash-visions-dead bodies strewn about the lacrosse field; her village bursting into flames. She tells no one, but the visions become more detailed during her Maidenhood seclusion. They show the death and destruction of her village and her...
More DescriptionFor girls of the Tuscarora Nation in the Carolinas (1711), playing lacrosse is forbidden, but Running-Girl doesn't care. She's not a maiden yet, and besides, she's absolutely no good at women's chores. But Running-Girl is afraid. She's having flash-visions-dead bodies strewn about the lacrosse field; her village bursting into flames. She tells no one, but the visions become more detailed during her Maidenhood seclusion. They show the death and destruction of her village and her parents. When she shares her visions with the Clan Mothers of the village, her name is changed to Vision-Seeker in honor of the gift Creator has given her. However, her Clan Mother cannot help her interpret the meaning of her visions and many in the village don't believe her ... until the attack comes. The Vision Seeker, a Tale of the Tuscarora, is an historical YA novel set in North Carolina, 1711-1713.