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The Girl Who Married the Moon: Tales from Native North America

by Joseph Bruchac, Gayle Ross · 1994

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A collection of Native American stories of girls becoming women. These are stories from a broad array of tribes and tradtions.

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Themes
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Setting
North AmericaNorth AmericaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
young adultchildrens
Length
short · 128 pages
Form
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