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Call It Courage
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 13,594 Ratings and 1,305 Reviews

Book Description
Mafatu has been afraid of the sea for as long as he can remember. Though his father is the Great Chief of Hikueru - an island whose seafaring people worship courage - Mafatu feels like an outsider. All his life he has been teased, taunted, and even blamed for storms on the sea.

Then at age fifteen, no longer willing to put up with the ridicule and jibes, Mafatu decides to take his fate into h... More

Book Information
PublisherSimon Pulse
BindingMass Market Paperback (75 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages128
ISBN-10141695368X
ISBN-13978-1416953685
Publication Date01/29/2008
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About Armstrong Sperry (Author) : Armstrong Sperry is a published author and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Armstrong Sperry include Call It Courage and Other St, Call It Cou... more
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7/19/2011 J.Aday Kennedy said:
Mufatu is a young boy in a Polynesian tribe. He lost his mother to the sea and has feared it since. The boys in the tribe tease and bully him for his lack of courage. Determined to overcome his fear he takes off in a canoe. The book is a short and easy read for younger children with vivid descri... more

tags: shark, school, survival, south pacific, reading level 5.8, pacific islander, pacific islands, journey, juvenile, middle school, courage, children's literature, award winner, armstrong sperry, animals, children's fiction, boys, bravery

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12/1/2008 Carl Schwanke said: One of the best survival stories of all time!
tags: I read, adventure

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8/31/2007 Elizabeth Bluemle tagged as: powerful, early influence

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