Hard Face Moon
Pam February 15th, 2009
Middle grade readers will love Nancy Oswald’s new book, Hard Face Moon, and teachers and librarians will be thrilled to have a work of historical fiction that ties in so well with the curriculum. Published by Filter Press, a Colorado publisher of southwest history, biography, and historical fiction, Hard Face Moon deserves a wide audience.
Hard Face Moon focuses on events leading up to the horrific Sand Creek Massacre. The reader sees the action unfold through the eyes of Hides Inside, a Cheyenne boy. After the trauma of losing both parents when he was barely old enough to walk, Hides Inside hasn’t spoken. Although he sometimes feels words rising in his throat and tries to force them out, nothing happens. Continue Reading »
