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978-1-58838-147-7
1-58838-147-1
$10.95 paperback
144 pages
5 1/3 X 8 1/3
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Billy Moore has taken me
out on the plains and back in time following the incredible adventures
of his young Indian boy, Little Brother Real Snake. A story rich
in action and detail.
—Jean Craighead George, author of Julie of the Wolves (Newbery
Medal winner) and My Side of the Mountain
For any young reader who suffers from occasional self-doubt—and who
doesn't?—Little Brother Real Snake should provide hope and
comfort as a young Indian boy considered too small proves he can stand
his own as a warrior.
—Elmer Kelton, Western Writers of America’s All-Time Best Western
Author
In Little Brother Real Snake, Moore compellingly portrays life
among the plains Indians before the coming of the ‘white eyes’.
Readers quickly come to care about the main character because, although
part of a very different culture, Red Squirrel’s fears and hopes are
very like young people’s in any age.
—Pamela F. Service, author of 14 novels for young readers, including The
Reluctant God and Vision Quest
Little Brother Real Snake is a rugged, engrossing adventure of
courage, duty, and honor. Billy Moore’s storytelling ability is first
rate, and readers are sure to enjoy this native American tale. I
heartily recommend this book.
—Brian Burks, author of Runs with Horses and Soldier Boy
With the exploits in Little Brother, Real Snake, Billy Moore
takes the youthful reader back into the mysteries of a lost world, where
ceremonial gatherings and ritual sacrifices, spiritual journeys questing
for the right of adulthood and buffalo hunts engaged people's
imaginations and beliefs.
--Susan Farrington, The Sanford Herald
While invoking young readers' enjoyment of adventure, Moore has also
created sympathetic characters from another culture and honored the
hero, a boy-become-man who would not 'kill for the pride of the kill'.
--Joan Nist, First Draft
As in his first book, Cracker's Mule, Billy Moore has a unique
way of endearing his main character in Little Brother Real Snake
to the reader. Red Squirrel lives on long after the reader has finished
the last page.
--Barbara Oehlbeck, Caloosa Belle
Little Brother Real Snake is the coming-of-age tale of Red Squirrel, a
Plains Indian youth. Though the son of a respected warrior who died
bravely in battle, Red Squirrel faces several trials on his way to
manhood—with two unfriendly members of his own tribe, with an Apache
warrior, and, in a moving final scene, with a much-feared snake. In
accepting these challenges, Red Squirrel grows in self-knowledge, learns
the lessons of his elders, and wins the hand in marriage of the lovely
Pale Moon. Little Brother is the second book from Moore, whose book,
Cracker's Mule, is now in its third printing.
about the author
Billy L. Moore,
a Florida native, teaches history at South Walton High School and
Okaloosa Walton Community College. He is a graduate of Mississippi State
University and Rice University. He now lives in DeFuniak Springs,
Florida.
Also by Billy L. Moore: Cracker's
Mule
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