Season of Yellow LeafCaptured by the Comanche in the 1930s, 10-year-old Chosen, is reared by the tribe and becomes strong enough to survive the pain of losing her whole world. A unique witness to a vanishing way of life, Chosen becomes one of the Comanche and suffers with them as the white man destroys their ranks. Previous publisher: Tor. |
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Page 67
... Shade herded her like a working mule during the days . Carrying wood or buffalo chips , fetching water in buffalo paunches , folding hides and tying them at Shade's sign - language direction . And the possibility of escape was growing ...
... Shade herded her like a working mule during the days . Carrying wood or buffalo chips , fetching water in buffalo paunches , folding hides and tying them at Shade's sign - language direction . And the possibility of escape was growing ...
Page 124
... Shade was leaving . But at the door of the tipi , Shade paused and looked back and she was laughing now . " I'll bring some of that soft moss we use in Getting the Lodgepoles ' cradle board , " she said . " You will have a diaper for ...
... Shade was leaving . But at the door of the tipi , Shade paused and looked back and she was laughing now . " I'll bring some of that soft moss we use in Getting the Lodgepoles ' cradle board , " she said . " You will have a diaper for ...
Page 174
... Shade cleaning that shield made a great impression on her . As Shade worked in the bright sunlight , the rays cleansing the buffalo hide and the ornaments , Sanchess sat nearby , a blanket over his head , but watching . No one else came ...
... Shade cleaning that shield made a great impression on her . As Shade worked in the bright sunlight , the rays cleansing the buffalo hide and the ornaments , Sanchess sat nearby , a blanket over his head , but watching . No one else came ...
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