The Light in the Forest

By Conrad Richter

Subjects: Group identity, Juvenile literature, Delaware Indians in fiction, Reading Level-Grade 12, Reading Level-Grade 9, Delaware Indians, Group identity in fiction, Historical fiction, Reading Level-Grade 8, United States, Indians of North America, Reading Level-Grade 7, Fiction, Children's fiction, Reading Level-Grade 11, Pennsylvania in fiction, Young men in fiction, Juvenile fiction, History, Identity (Psychology), Reading Level-Grade 10, Indian captivities, Indian captivities in fiction, Young men

Description: A white boy, captured by Native Americans, grows to his teens as an Indian, is then forced by treaty to return to his white family. Needless to say, he has a tremendously difficult time adjusting. Emotional conflicts arise from all sides, leading to a climactic ending.