Pohoi and Comanche Spirit Power

by J.L. Chalfant

It is the spring of 1860, and a battle for power looms on the horizon. Within the high plains of the Llano Estacado, a fifteen-year-old Comanche woman pesters her powerful aunt with taboo questions about how to gain spirit power. Pohoi knows a time of ter

324 pages, Paperback

First published March 21, 2013

About the author

J. L. Chalfant is a Texas native. She holds a master's degree in education, owns a working art studio and is trained in outdoor skills. She lives in Arkansas, in the country, with her husband, dogs, and cats.

Reviews

[Gordon Gravley]

My knowledge of Native American mindset comes only from reading Sherman Alexie, a brief study of the Apache language in a college linguistics course, and the movie "Little Big Man," so I can't attest to this novel's cultural accuracy. But considering the narrative details of Comanche life and belief magic, the dialogue, and the descriptive settings, I would say Chalfant knows something of what she writes, either from experience or extensive research. This is a good piece of writing - a captivating story well-told. It was especially nice to find a strong, young female character that isn't a vampire or living in some dystopian world.

[Marsha]

Pohoi and Comanche Spirit Power by J.L. Chalfant is a good story. I admired the authors dedication to tradition. There were tons of thing happening all at once in this story line. It just never pulled me in, took forever to read.