Pale as the Moon

by Donna Campbell Smith

Book Overview

Unfolding in the 16th century on an Outer Banks islands, this is the tale of the enduring friendship between a young Indian girl, Gray Squirrel, and a wild pony. Through both mystical and practical... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0975994166
• ISBN13: 9780975994160
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Faithful Publishing
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 5.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Pale As The Moon Review

Pale as the moon unfolds in the 16th centuryon one of the small, sandy Outer Banks islands off the North Carolina coast. This is the tale of a young Indian girl,Gray Squirrel, and a wild Outer Banks pony. Told primarily from the viewpoint of this visoinary young girl,the book examines the tenuous relationship between the native Indians and the English colonists who settle on Raoanoke island. Through both mystacal and practical means,Gray Squirrel and her pony manage to prevent war from breaking out, and help the colonists to survive.Pale As The Moon offers an alternative understanding of what may have happened to the Lost Colony of the Outer Banks.