by Susan Cooper
First published 2001
In 1600s New England, young Little Hawk embarks on a solo hunt to prove his manhood. But when he returns, his village lies in ruins, and Little Hawk must flee the encroaching English settlers. Adopting a new identity as Ghost Hawk, he forms an unlikely friendship with a Puritan boy, trying to survive the unforgiving wilderness and the ghosts that haunt it. As the colony's grip tightens, Ghost Hawk's ties to the land and his people compel him to make an impossible choice: submission or resistance.
Genres: historical-fiction, adventure, coming-of-age, native-american
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, identity-crisis
Setting: New England
Period: 1600s
Kindle Edition · RHCP Digital
Content warnings: colonialism