A Boy Called Slow

by Trina Joseph Bruchac

Anxious to be given a name as strong and brave as that of his father, a proud Lakota Sioux grows into manhood, acting with careful deliberation, determination, and bravery, which eventually earned him his proud new name: Sitting Bull.  Being named Slow and growing up in the shadow of a great warrior hardly dwarfed the prospects of this protagonist.  Bruchac's sensitively told history of Sitting Bull's coming-of-age reassures young boys that success comes through effort, not birth. --Booklist.  Softcover · 32 pages · Ages 4-8