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Synopsis
Cheyenne, Montana. Ages 8-12.
Children's Literature
A large outcropping of rock, on a ridge overlooking the Lame Deer valley, was very special to Flint because he was introduced to it by his Grandfather, and it came to represent the strong values and traditions of Cheyenne culture that Grandfather often shared with him. When Flint hears that he and his parents must leave the reservation and move to Butte to help his married sister, he knows that he will miss his rock and his grandfather very much. Although Flint does have problems adjusting to fifth grade in a city school and mainstream Anglo society in general, he is helped by two new friends, a street smart boy nicknamed Tarzan and another new boy from Mexico, named Jose, with similar problems of culture shock. He also helps himself and others by remembering and sharing his grandfather's lessons. This novel is part of "The Council for Indian Education Series."