The Light in the Forest
1953 • 132 pages

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I remember reading this book when I was in the 5th grade or so. I really enjoyed it then, and I enjoyed it this weekend. Setting is American Colonies in the mid-1700's - a child is taken hostage in an Indian raid (I struggled over how to phrase this, and since they called the natives “Indians”, and Conrad Richter referred to them as “Indians”, I will do the same). The child is adopted, raised in a village in the forest for over ten years, then when he is 15 years old, he is given back to his birth family. He doesn't understand his white family, and they don't understand him. The clash of cultures is well-portrayed, and the various points of view are convincingly presented.

February 21, 2010Report this review