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Show Middle Grade Novel (Ages 9 - 12) 37, 913 Words CLAWING EAGLE Sometime after the creation of the earth and long before the white man came to America, the Hopi Indians crawled out of the underworld into this fourth world. They settled in the desert area near the Grand Canyon. The word 'Hopi' means 'peace,' so these Indians lived in peace with each other, or did they? CHAPTER 1 Chua's feet pounded the hard desert sand. His heart raced, and sweat ran into his eyebrows. He was in the lead, running ahead of the others. Hrs body wni itrnnr? nnri fn~t and he knewjt. His loincloth flapped against his legs. His long black hair was tied at the back of his neck with a piece of knotted^n leather. After the race he would take a live snake in his mouth and dance with the men of the clan. He had waited twelve summers for this day - twelve summers to become a man. A lone eagle soared overhead. It floated on the wind. Chua watched its sudden dive to the ground. The sharp claws jerked a small desert animal into the air. |