Runaway Papoose
{{Short description|1928 children's novel by Grace Moon}}
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Runaway Papoose is a children's novel by Grace Moon. It is a contemporary story of Native American children from the southwestern United States.[https://books.google.com/books?id=bzeHhAwuM6UC The Newbery Companion by John Thomas Gillespie and Corinne J. Naden, Libraries Unlimited, 2001] page 35 Illustrated by the author's husband, Carl Moon, the novel was first published in 1928 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1929.{{Cite web
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Plot
Nah-tee, a Native American girl about four years old, runs away from her family's day-camp when a visiting stranger frightens her. She meets a Navajo shepherd boy named Moyo, who agrees to help her find her family; after many adventures, they arrive at a large regional powwow where Nah-tee is reunited with her family.
References
External links
- [http://www.carlmoon.com/ The life and work of Carl and Grace Moon]
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Category:American children's novels
Category:Newbery Honor–winning works
Category:Southwestern United States in fiction
Category:Fictional Navajo people
Category:1928 children's books
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