Call It Courage (Hardcover)

from jntjesussaves

Writing: 4.5; Writing was creative and illustrative in this Newbery Medal tome; Theme: 4.0; I enjoyed the theme of overcoming fear by being courageous, but the author took liberties in how courageous someone becomes so quickly. The story is about a young boy of ten named Mafatu who is consistentl...

from krissa

I enjoyed this one. I always think it is hard to pull off a story where there is only one character, but Sperry does this very well. There is lots of outer (as well as inner) conflict to keep the story going. There was a consistent 'what happens next?' feel to it that kept it going. As a younger ...

from debnance

Mafatu is afraid. His mother died in the sea and now he fears it. All his people know of his fear. His father is saddened by his fear.At last, Mafatu decides to face his fears. He sails off into the sea and ends up on a remote island. He must confront sharks, dangerous man-eating people, lack of ...

from eburkham

Mafatu is a young boy whose mother died at sea when he was a toddler while saving him during a hurricane. Mafatu is deeply afraid of the ocean as he grows older the fear does not subside. Even though his father is the Chief and Mafatu's name means brave heart other tribesmen heckle him for being ...

from KatherineC032

Call it courage is a book about a boy made Mafatu who was afraid of the sea because when he was three,he almost drowned,and killed his mother. He was always call 'Mafatu:The boy who was afraid.' And his father was ashamed of him. So,Mafatu set off with his dog,Uri,and his bird,Kivi. They went to ...