Good Book: A Boy Named Beckoning

A Boy Named Beckoning:
The True Story of Dr. Carlos Montezuma, Native American Hero

by Gina Capaldi, Carolrhoda, 2008

This book reveals the remarkable life of an American hero. When Wassaja, a Yawapati boy whose name meant "Beckoning," is five years old, he is kidnapped by Pima Indians and sold to a white man. Thirty years later, he is known as Dr. Carlos Montezuma and leads the crusade for Native American rights. Suggested for grades 2-5.

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This book is shelved in the biography section at call number B MON.