Under a Stand Still Moon - Softcover

Creel, Ann Howard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0974648183 ISBN 13: 9780974648187

Publisher: Brown Barn Books, 2005

Synopsis

After being forced to leave her village and forget her true love, Echo is given as a bride to one of the high priests in her community, but when the crops begin to fail, she finds herself becoming a leader of her people.

About this title

About the Author

Ann Howard Creel is the author of three prizewinning books for young adults and one adult book, THE MAGIC OF ORDINARY DAYS, recently produced as a best-selling Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation. Her interest in the peoples of the ancient Southwest was fueled by her two-year stay as a nurse at the Navajo Reservation in Chinle, Arizona. She lives in Denver.

From the Back Cover

"Under A Stand Still Moon is an incredible journey back into the time and place of the great Anasazi civilization, Ann Howard Creel deftly brings these ancient people to life. I became the girlEcho, lived her joys, sorrows and triumphs." Sue Harrison, prize-winning author of Call Down the Stars.

"A great book for kids and adults who want to knowmore about thedaily lives of the people who lived in oone of the great archaeological sites of the United States." Steven A. LeBlanc, Archaeologist, Harvard Peabody Museum.

From the Inside Flap

This is the story of Echo, born in a lucky month when the moon stood still.Her greatest joy is freedom to explore the world around her village. But she must also learn the tedious work she is destined to do as a wife and mother. Suddenly, what seems to be a miracle changes her destiny, and she is forced to leave her village and forget her true love, the man she meant to marry, to be given to the High Priest, Sun Watcher, a man whose power frightens the people of her village. Echo needs two great gifts from her husband--his magic and his power--that govern the lives of all the People.Set in prehistoric Southwestern United States around 900 A.D., in this story of life and death and desire, a girl becomes a young woman who must use her power and strength against the terrifying events and changes in her world.

Reviews

Grade 6 Up–Echo Song's love of birdcalls earned her her name, but her first name was Born of the Stand Still Moon, for the rare lunar position at the time of her birth. Because of this, she has always been labeled as special. When a turn of events allows her to save a life miraculously, her status is cemented. She is sought as a bride for one of the high priests in her Anasazi community and has to give up the young man she loves. But when the crops begin to fail, she finds herself stepping into her role as a leader of her people and ultimately discovers the secret to save their way of life. This spare and lyrical tale offers readers a peek into what life must have been like for the Ancient Ones, who lived in the Southwest United States over 1000 years ago. Creel awakens their daily life through archaeological records and the development of her characters to create a rich story of a peaceful farming community and the young woman who sacrifices all she loves to save it. This would be a great book to enhance curriculum, but will also be enjoyed by anyone who likes historical fiction.–Anna M. Nelson, Collier County Public Library, Naples, FL
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Edition details

• Publisher: Brown Barn Books
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0974648183
• ISBN 13: 9780974648187
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 83