The Warrior Maiden

by Ellen Schecter, Laura Kelly (Illustrator)

When Apache raiders attack the Hopi pueblo, a young girl must think fast--and run faster--to save her people. Will Huh-ay-ay's plan scare off the fearsome Apache? An edge-of-your seat adventure in four easy-to-read chapters.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Childrens

48 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1992

About the author

ELLEN SCHECTER has been published widely in print and on the web. Many of her books are for children, and her first novel, The Big Idea [Hyperion] won the Américas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature. She’s written and collaborated on multiple-award-winning TV for PBS, Disney, CBS, and the Discovery Channel. Not bad for someone who never grew up.

Excepts from her new memoir, Fierce Joy, have been published online on ducts.org, Lilith magazine, and the University of Virginia Medical Arts Journal.

Check out the great reviews of her latest book, FIERCE JOY, at faboverfify: best memoirs of the year so far [faboverfifty.com/bookblog/2012/04]; New York Review of Books: Laura Schultz, in the New York Journal of Books:
“Ellen Schecter creates a visual symphony with her extraordinary command of the unique language of the soul.”
In “Diagnosis Is Not Death,” a review in Tablet by Sarah Ivry: “Illness does not always rob us of our spirit …and Schecter…finds in Judaism a sense of nurturing that… she didn’t realize she craved….I not only want to make peace with my illness, I want to sanctify it."

Reviews

[Dolly · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fascinating story about a brave little girl who saves the members of her tribe from a pack of raiding Apaches. The story is interesting, not too long, and there are plenty of illustrations, usually with one page of narrative and one full-page illustration. It's a great book for children who are just starting out reading chapter books or for parents to read aloud with their children. We really enjoyed reading this story together.