Last Child

Spooner, Michael

ISBN 10: 0805077391 / ISBN 13: 9780805077391

Published by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2005

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Synopsis:

A mixed-race girl must grow up quickly when
danger threatens her world

 
Rosalie’s biggest problem used to be her own divided feelings. The constant tug-of-war between her white half and her Native American half is hard. She even has two names: Rosalie when she’s at the fort with her father and Last Child when she’s in the village with her mother.
But now a steamboat has carried smallpox into Rosalie’s world—and the Mandans have no resistance to the disease. Suddenly the name Last Child is all too real.
Set during the smallpox epidemic of 1837, this is the powerful story of a mixed-race girl fighting her way into adulthood against all odds.

About the Authors:

Michael Spooner writes both poetry and prose for children, and is the director of the Utah State University Press. He lives with his family in Logan, Utah.

Michael Spooner writes both poetry and prose for children, and is the director of the Utah State University Press. He lives with his family in Logan, Utah.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Last Child
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Publication Date: 2005
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: good