Call It Courage

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 his own hands. With his dog, Uri, as his companion, Mafatu paddles out to sea, ready to face his fears. What he learns on his lonesome adventure will change him forever and make him a hero in the eyes of his people.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Sperry, Armstrong
Published: 01/01/2008
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9781416953685
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.15lbs
Size: 6.80h x 4.10w x 0.40d