Sing Down The Moon - Yearling Newbery Author:Scott O'Dell One lovely spring day, fourteen-year-old Bright Morning and her friend Running Bird take their sheep to pasture. The sky is clear blue against the red buttes of the Canyon de Chelly, and the fields and orchards of the Navahos promise a rich harvest. Bright Morning is happy as she gazes across the beautiful valley that is the home of her tribe. H... more »appy until the barking of Black Dog disturbs her and she tums. It is then that she sees the Spanish slavers riding straight toward her.« less
My son read this book when he was 12, and really enjoyed it. He told me it was probably the best book he ever read, which is saying a lot! He only reads when he has to.