A beautifully illustrated edition of a novel that has enthralled young American readers for generations. It is the story of John Cameron Butler-captured as a small child in a raid on the Pennsylvania frontier by the Indian tribe Lenni-Lenape. Adopted by the great warrior Cuyloga and renamed True Son, he has spent 11 years living and thinking of himself as fully Indian. But when the tribe signs a treaty that requires them to return their white captives, 15-year-old True Son is returned against his will to the family he had ...
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A beautifully illustrated edition of a novel that has enthralled young American readers for generations. It is the story of John Cameron Butler-captured as a small child in a raid on the Pennsylvania frontier by the Indian tribe Lenni-Lenape. Adopted by the great warrior Cuyloga and renamed True Son, he has spent 11 years living and thinking of himself as fully Indian. But when the tribe signs a treaty that requires them to return their white captives, 15-year-old True Son is returned against his will to the family he had long forgotten, and to a life that he no longer understands or desires. Despairing and defiant, he manages a dangerous escape only to find himself painfully unsure of where he belongs. Beautifully written, sensitively told, and emotionally compelling, The Light in the Forest is an American classic that has sold more than one million copies in the last ten years in paperback.
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New. 2005. New Ed. Hardcover. Captured on the Pennsylvania frontier, little John Butler is adopted by the warrior Cuyloga. He has spent 11 years as fully Indian, when a treaty compels him to return to the family he had long forgotten and no longer desired. Despairing and defiant, he manages a dangerous escape only to find himself painfully unsure of where he belongs. Series: Everyman's Library Children's Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages, 31 b/w. BIC Classification: YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 213 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352......We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Written in 1953, The Light in the Forest is a historical novel set in colonial Pennsylvania in the 1760s. True Son, the main character, was captured and adopted into a Native American family as a baby. However, as a result of a prisoner exchange, he returns to his white family after living with his adopted family for fifteen years. Much of the book depicts True Son's struggle with adjusting to his birth family and white culture. Additionally, the Native American perspective of white encroachment and settlement of Indian lands is one of the underlying themes of the book. As a language arts/social studies block teacher, I think The Light in the Forest is a good book for teaching two of the many types of conflict found in literature: man versus man and man versus self. In sum, this is a well-crafted book in which the internal conflict of the main character is not satisfactorily resolved.
jmj10462
Jun 13, 2013
EXCELLENT BOOK - ONE OF MY FAVORITES
I have had a paper-back copy of this book many times, however, I have always had difficulty in obtaining a hard-cover copy of this book in the past, until recently. I highly recommend this book
as it is one of my favorites --- the story is about moral conduct in a Native American family and how situations should be handled. The plot is simple and very well told. The book is an easy read and moves along rapidly. I recommend this book highly.