Hardcover
(Charles Scribner's Sons, Aug. 16, 1985)
by Joan W. Blos author of A Gathering of Days 162 page hardcover ages 12+ 14 year old Shem is crippled and arrives in Michigan. He runs away from home and becomes the youngest member of a trading expedition. He meets Mary Goodhue, an elderly Ottowan, who becomes Shem's teacher. Remembering the bravery of her husband and recognizing Shem as brave, Mary Goodhue declares them brothers of the heart.