A Boy Called Slow

The True Story of Sitting Bull from multi-award-winning author Joseph Bruchac.

Anxious to be given a name as strong and brave as that of his father, a proud Lakota Sioux grows into manhood, acting with careful deliberation, determination, and bravery, which eventually earned him his proud new Sitting Bull.

An ALA Notable Book

“Being named Slow and growing up in the shadow of a great warrior hardly dwarfed the prospects of this he grew up to be Sitting Bull. Bruchac’s sensitively told story of Sitting Bull’s coming-of-age reassures young boys that success comes through effort, not birth.” — Booklist