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Call It Courage Author: Armstrong Sperry Publisher: The Macmillan Company Reviewer: Amber Luna, Children’s Services Associate, Moore Public Library Does your son or daughter have a younger sibling obsessed with Disney’s Moana? Then this might be the book for them. Published in 1941, “Call It Courage” provides a completely different take on the legends of Maui and Moana in a harrowing tale of a young boy’s quest to find his courage. Mafatu, the fifteen-year-old son of a Polynesian island chief, has had great loss in his life. His mother died when he was a toddler after the two were swept out to sea during a terrible storm. Mafatu survived, but was left with nightmares and a fear of the water so great that it impairs his daily life. As he approaches the edge of manhood, his fear prevents him from winning a place in his community. Mafatu decides to strike out and confront his fear of the ocean. In a small canoe accompanied by his only friends, Uri, his dog and Kivi, an albatross, he sets out to prove himself. In the coming days, Mafatu's courage is tested over and over again and although he feels alone in the world, he rises to meet the many challenges of his journey. With each hurdle crossed, Mafatu becomes more selfassured and finally returns home. “Call It Courage” is geared toward children in 3rd through 6th grades with an Accelerated Reader level of 6.2 and is worth 3 AR points. You may find “Call It Courage” and other Newbery Award winners in the Moore Public Library children’s department. Please feel free to visit the Children’s Desk or call us at 405-793-4347 with any questions.
PLS Big Read to Feature Community Photography Contest A story of the blended backgrounds of a group of men weaves its way through some of the picturesque settings of the Rocky Mountains as part of Ron Carlson's novel "Five Skies." The novel, the selected work for this year's PLS Big Read in the Pioneer Library System, paints many pictures of not just the scenery but the lives of those living in it. To add an artistic element to celebrate that surrounding world as the novel does, there will be a PLS Big Read Photography Contest conducted along with other activities of this year's PLS Big Read.
The NEA has funded five Big Read projects for PLS: The Grapes of Wrath in 2007; Bless Me, Ultima in 2008; The Maltese Falcon in 2010, Old School in 2013 and A Wizard of Earthsea in 2015. PLS Big Reads produced solely with state and local funding include were To Kill a Mockingbird in 2009; The Things They Carried in 2011, The Joy Luck Club in 2012, True Grit in 2014, Fahrenheit 451 in 2016, Being Mortal in 2017 and this year’s project. Sponsors for this year’s activities are the Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation, Norman Arts
Entries from the contest will be taken from Feb. 1 through Feb. 28. Topics for photos mirror
Council, Pioneer Library System Foundation and the Pioneer Library System.
those explored in the book and include good work, nature, guilt, mercy, friendship/relationship and
For more information, go online to www.pioneerlibrarysystem.org/bigread.
building/rebuilding. Amateur photographers ages 12 and up may participate. Their photos should be original and taken by the person submitting it. Entries will be judged on artistic creativity, technical skill and representation of book theme. Submissions may be made to bigreadphoto@pioneerlibrarysystem.org between Feb. 1 and Feb. 28.
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