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Sees Behind Trees

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By Michael Dorris

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$8.99

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$11.99 CAD

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This item is a preorder. Your payment method will be charged immediately, and the product is expected to ship on or around May 18, 1999. This date is subject to change due to shipping delays beyond our control.

This beautiful coming-of-age story captures one young Powhatan boy’s road to truly finding himself.

No matter how hard he tries, nearsighted Walnut just can’t earn his adult name the way other boys do, by hitting a target with a bow and arrow. With his highly developed other senses, however, he shows he can “see what can’t be seen” and earns a new name: Sees Behind Trees. But his special skill proves to be more important than he’d ever imagined when is invited to go on a journey to a mysterious land, a trek filled with unforeseen challenges and dangers. 

Told with heart, this is a lyrical novel about an Indigenous boy searching for his place amongst his community.  

“Set in 16th century America, this richly imagined and gorgeously written rite-of-passage story has the gravity of legend.” —Booklist, starred 

School Library Journal Best Book
Publishers Weekly Best Book
Book Links Best Book

On Sale
May 18, 1999
Page Count
112 pages
ISBN-13
9780786813575

Michael Dorris

About the Author

Michael Dorris was a novelist, short story writer, nonfiction writer, and author of books for children. His novel Morning Girl received the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction in 1994.

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