2024 the best warriors in history review
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When twelve-year-old Jake Forrest's mother gets a job in a new city, everything changes. He has to move away from the Iroquois reservation he's lived on his entire life―away from his aunt and uncle, and away from the friends he plays lacrosse with. The lacrosse coach and players at his new school in Washington, D.C., believe that winning is everything, and they don't know anything about the ways of his people. As Jake struggles to find a place where he truly belongs, tragedy strikes and he must find out who he really is. Can he find courage to face the warrior within―the warrior who values peace and leads other to more noble pursuits than outscoring the opposition?
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Chapter 1, Page 1
Jake looked up at the sun in the afternoon sky. It shone right in his face this final quarter of the game, but he didn’t mind.
“Elder Brother,” he said in a soft voice, using the old Iroquois name for the sun, He Who Loves to Watch the People Play, “I thank you for looking at me.”
The sun was not the only one looking at Jake and the other teenage lacrosse players. Hundreds of Iroquois people had gathered around the wooden walls of the reservation’s new box lacrosse field. It wasn’t just the population of the rez. Lined up beyond the field were the cars, vans, and pick-ups that had brought the Tuscarora team and its crowd of fans. Whether it was an adult or junior league game, like the one Jake was playing, boxla drew everyone in like noisy bees around a hive.
Publisher : Carolrhoda Books ®; Reprint edition (August 1, 2004)
Language : English
Paperback : 128 pages
ISBN-10 : 1581960220
ISBN-13 : 978-1581960228
Reading age : 9 - 12 years
Lexile measure : 810L
Grade level : 5 - 6
Item Weight : 3.53 ounces
Dimensions : 5.75 x 0.33 x 7.56 inches
Reviewer: Julie Naylor
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great book
Review: Amazing perspective on soccer from Native American historical view of game. Much enjoyed by LaCrosse playing 7th grader!
Reviewer: Anthony Cano
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great Read
Review: Great read with Lacrosse history my son was very intrigued
Reviewer: Ethan Thomas Baldwin
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The Warriors was a great book, but throughout some chapters the scene was ...
Review: The Warriors was a great book, but throughout some chapters the scene was rushed such as when Jake left the school to visit his uncle who had been shot in a hunting accident. Also the book had many references to people getting shot by guns such as the coach who had a bullet to the head in result of protecting a mother and her baby from a robbery. Much of the book took place inside of lacrosse games, and the author did try to rush through parts to quickly get to the part he actually wanted people to read.I enjoyed how the author was able to make it seem like you were right there sitting in the stands during every game. The amount of description in the book was unbelievable, and really made me want to read more every time. Also The Warriors is a great way for people who have only one view of lacrosse as a sport played by modern day Americans to see that this was once a very sacred game to all Native Americans, and that it still is.
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Reading for 6-8 th grade students.
Review: MY students are enjoying the book!
Reviewer: DebE
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Warriors
Review: A+ book that warms the heart with the beauty about lax .It just touched my heart. I love to read and I lLOVE lax! Perfect book!
Reviewer: Patricia Usher
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Five Stars
Review: Great book 5 stars
Reviewer: PGOOG
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Five Stars
Review: Really good book!!
Reviewer: Alice Walters
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: the lack of details and dialogue left me less than satisfied after reading
Review: Bruchac obviously knows about lacrosse and Native American culture. He empathizes with the angst of adolescent boys. Unfortunately, the lack of details and dialogue left me less than satisfied after reading.
Reviewer: GYO
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: - he enjoyed this little book
Reviewer: Andrew J Faber
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: it's a book!