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Running Boy of the Snake Clan has lived with his uncle in the Everglades since his mother, a Seminole, and his father, a white man, were taken by the Breath Maker. Now he is fourteen and has received his adult name, Will Cypress, at the annual Green Corn Dance. Will's manhood is accepted by all the Seminoles except Tiger, a bully who has always hated Will. Hoping to prove his loyalty to the Snake ... More

Running Boy of the Snake Clan has lived with his uncle in the Everglades since his mother, a Seminole, and his father, a white man, were taken by the Breath Maker. Now he is fourteen and has received his adult name, Will Cypress, at the annual Green Corn Dance. Will's manhood is accepted by all the Seminoles except Tiger, a bully who has always hated Will. Hoping to prove his loyalty to the Snake Clan, Will joins Osceola's band of warriors fighting to remain in Florida during the Second Seminole War. Will never loses his will to overcome great obstacles even when the whites break their truce, capture the Seminoles, and imprison them in the fort in St. Augustine. Will faces the daunting challenge of honoring both his heritages while desperately struggling to hold onto his dream.

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