JimmyMcCleanisaLakotaboy—thoughyouwouldn'tguessitbyhisname:hisfatherispartwhiteandpartLakota,andhismotherisLakota.Whenheembarksonajourneywithhisgrandfather,NylesHighEagle,helearnsmoreandmoreabouthisLakotaheritage—inparticular,thestoryofCrazyHorse,oneofthemostimportantfiguresinLakotaandAmericanhistory.DrawingreferencesandinspirationfromtheoralstoriesoftheLakotatradition,celebratedauthorJosephMarshallIIIjuxtaposesthecontemporarystoryofJimmywithaninsider'sperspectiveonthelifeofTasunkeWitko,betterknownasCrazyHorse(c.1840-1877).ThebookfollowstheheroicdeedsoftheLakotaleaderwhotookuparmsagainsttheUSfederalgovernmenttofightagainstencroachmentsontheterritoriesandwayoflifeoftheLakotapeople,includingleadingawarpartytovictoryattheBattleoftheLittleBighorn.AlongwithSittingBull,CrazyHorsewasthelastoftheLakotatosurrenderhispeopletotheUSarmy.Throughhisgrandfather'stalesaboutthefamouswarrior,JimmylearnsmoreabouthisLakotaheritageand,ultimately,himself.AmericanIndianYouthLiteratureAward