Canyons
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Chapter Book · Ages 12–+ · 1990 · Est. 3.5 hour read

Canyons

Written by Gary Paulsen

A boy finds a skull, linking him to a past mystery and a quest for peace.

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192 pages· 30,900 words· Est. 3.5 hour read
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Brennan Cole, a teenager camping near Dog Canyon, discovers a bullet-pierced skull. It's the remains of Coyote Runs, an Apache boy executed in 1864. Bound by a mystical connection, Brennan must return the skull to its sacred resting place. As he embarks on this perilous journey, he faces a test of courage and identity, bridging time and culture. Will he succeed in granting peace to both himself and Coyote Runs, or will the canyon's secrets remain buried forever?

From the publisher

Two boys, separated by the canyons of time and two vastly different cultures, face the challenges by which they will become men.Coyote Runs, an Apache boy, takes part in his first raid. But he is to be a man for only a short time.More than a hundred years later, while camping near Dog Canyon, 15-year-old Brennan Cole becomes obsessed with a skull that he finds, pierced by a bullet. He learns that it is the skull of an Apache boy executed by soldiers in 1864. A mystical link joins Brennan and Coyote Runs, and Brennan knows that neither boy will find peace until Coyote Runs’ skull is carried back to an ancient sacred place.In a grueling journey through the canyon to return the skull, Brennan confronts the challenge of his life.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
192
Words
30,900
Reading age
12–99+
Audience
Young Adult
Lexile
930L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.5
F&P level
~V
AR points
5
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
6033
Publication
Published
August 9, 2011
First published
January 1, 1990
Publisher
Ember
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780385742344

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