Fawn

by Robert Newton Peck

At the time of the Battle of Ticonderoga in 1758, an Indian boy, the son of a Jesuit priest, observes the savagery of the French, English, and Indians, and tries to save his father from what could be a terrible fate.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1977

About the author

Robert Newton Peck is an American author of books for young adults. His titles include Soup and A Day No Pigs Would Die. He claims to have been born on February 17, 1928, in Vermont, but has refused to specify where. Similarly, he claims to have graduated from a high school in Texas, which he has also refused to identify. Some sources state that he was born in Nashville, Tennessee (supposedly where his mother was born, though other sources indicate she was born in Ticonderoga, New York, and that Peck, himself, may have been born there). The only reasonably certain Vermont connection is that his father was born in Cornwall.

Peck has written over sixty books including a great book explaining his childhood to becoming a teenager working on the farm called: A Day no Pigs would Die

He was a smart student, although his schooling was cut short by World War II. During and shortly after the conflict, he served as a machine-gunner in the U.S. Army 88th Infantry Division. Upon returning to the United States, he entered Rollins College, graduating in 1953. He then entered Cornell Law School, but never finished his course of study.

Newton married Dorothy Anne Houston and fathered two children, Anne and Christopher. The best man at the wedding and the godfather to the children was Fred Rogers of Mr. Roger's Neighborhood fame.

A Day No Pigs Would Die was his first novel, published in 1972 when he was already 44 years old. From then on he continued his lifelong journey through literature. To date, he has been credited for writing 55 fiction books, 6 nonfiction books, 35 songs, 3 television specials and over a hundred poems.

Several of his historical novels are about Fort Ticonderoga: Fawn, Hang for Treason, The King's Iron.

In 1993, Peck was diagnosed with oral cancer, but survived. As of 2005, he was living in Longwood, Florida, where he has in the past served as the director of the Rollins College Writers Conference. Peck sings in a barbershop quartet, plays ragtime piano, and is an enthusiastic speaker. His hobby is visiting schools, "to turn kids on to books."

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Reviews

[Joey Svoboda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fawn the og

[Hannah Keller · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought the book was great at describing the setting and events that took place. When Fawns house was destroyed by the Indians, some examples were that it was covered in ash and it looked like it had been burnt down. Another part of the book I liked is when Fawn was hiding in the reeds and lily flowers water from the enemies, I thought the enemy was coming for Fawn but then the boat turned around. My favorite part was in the beginning because he went hunting for a deer, this is my favorite part because I like to hunt. I would recommend this book to people that like books that take place outside.

[Irene · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautifully written piece of historical fiction. Fawn has been raised as a Mohawk by his Jesuit former-priest father and Mohawk grandfather, and comes of age during the French and Indian War, not a good time to be half-Mohawk and half-French. As the battle for Fort Ticonderoga comes closer to his home, Fawn struggles with deciding not only who he is as an individual, but also which side he will fight for. During this journey, he meets a young Ben Arnold, a historical figure characterized with a great sense of humor. I've read this book multiple times and cry every time I get to the end. I have such a fondness for Fawn because he is such a strong character, his dialogue and his story are artfully written, and I feel inspired every time I put the book down.

[Cortney Hellmich · Rating 3 out of 5]

I did learn some history, but did not care for the style of writing.

[P.M. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a good historical fiction about the French and Indian War to read while still waiting for the power to come back.

[P.M. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a good historical fiction about the French and Indian War to read while still waiting for the power to come back.

[Ron Christiansen · Rating 3 out of 5]

My youngest read almost the entire novel out loud to me before bed each night. An interesting novel showing the split loyalties of a French Mohawk boy caught in the midst of a war between the French/Huron and the English/Mohawk. It's about him figuring out on his own this split which is ultimately about coming to terms with his French (former priest) father. At times penetrating lyrical passages.

[Eugenia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book for boys--although somewhat brutal in spots. It takes place during the French Indian wars and is about a Native American boy with a French father and his relationship to his heritage and his family. Some parts are slow but there is a lot of action in general and Fawn gives us lots of food for thought.

[Alexz (ardna) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn't like how the ending just dropped off... it was all like... oh great so you spent the entire novel trying to get to your father and now that you have you're going to Connecticut and he's going to france... nice....

[Kevin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best book ever written.

[Jocelyn Montalvo Cullum]

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