The Lion's Cub

by Helen Mary Hoover

Describes the changes that take place in the life of a Caucasus chieftain's son before and during his stay as a hostage in the court of Nicholas I.

211 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1974

About the author

http://www.orrt.org/hoover/

Over the course of her twenty-three-year career as a writer, H.M. Hoover won eight awards for her writing, including three Best Book for Young Adult designations from the American Library Association and two Parent's Choice Honor Awards. Another Heaven, Another Earth received the Ohioana Award in 1982.

H.M. Hoover lived in Burke, Virginia. Her last published work was The Whole Truth - And Other Myths: Retelling Ancient Tales, in 1996.

Hoover changed her pen name to H.M. Hoover before Children came out because there was already a children's author named Helen Hoover.

Reviews

[Tiuri]

A painful read; imagining what it must have been like for a real historical boy, Jemal-Edin, son of Shamil. I was lucky enough to procure a copy of this rare, forgotten book. H. M. Hoover is one of my favorite authors, so I was very interested to see what this novel was about; having absolutely no idea. The story takes its time; showing the contrasts between the worlds Prince Jemal was thrust in—the mountains of Daghestan to the court of Czar Nicholas I in St. Petersburg. The historical note at the end was so painful and I found my heart squeezing up in sympathy.
Here was a standout quote:

“Did people remain enemies only so long as you did not know them?”