Miracle Hill
eBook - ePub

Miracle Hill

The Story of a Navajo Boy

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Miracle Hill

The Story of a Navajo Boy

About this book

"It was in the year of 1945 on a cold morning, the third day, in the month of March. A little boy was born as the wind blew against the hogan with bitter colds and the stars were disappearing into the heaven." So begins the story of Broneco, a Navajo boy who tells of his search for a miracle. Through that telling we learn a new perspective on language and life.

In Miracle Hill, Blackhorse Mitchell presents the unforgettable account of a boy's struggle to learn—which would be for him a miracle—in the face of handicaps most people would call insurmountable. Under the guidance of a teacher determined to help him pursue that miracle, he records his life from birth to the dawn of manhood: herding family sheep, living at a boarding school, encountering whites for the first time, journeying home, and finally enrolling in the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, where his talent was encouraged.

Miracle Hill is written in a distinctively personal style, without strict adherence to orthodox grammar that would have robbed Mitchell of his true voice. Filled with unforgettable characters and brimming with insights into Navajo ways and family relationships, it is a book that crosses cultural barriers and speaks to the miracle-seeker in us all.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. About the Author
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Foreword
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. I. ā€œI Do Have a Nameā€
  10. II. Hello, World
  11. III. Grandfather’s Surprise Comes True
  12. IV. There Is a Way!
  13. V. ā€œI Am Lostā€
  14. VI. A Miracle Thing
  15. VII. A Gift for Grandmother
  16. VIII. ā€œThese Things I Can’t Forgetā€
  17. IX. Birthday Gift for Broneco
  18. X. The Shared Love
  19. XI. Home for Christmas
  20. XII. And New Year’s Eve
  21. XIII. Original Tea and the Dream
  22. XIV. Once in a Lifetime
  23. XV. So This Is the Institute of American Indian Arts!
  24. XVI. Tears Raining in My Heart
  25. XVII. Graduation
  26. XVIII. After Graduation
  27. XIX. Stranger on the Hill
  28. XX. Miracle Hill
  29. Index