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Alice Alison Lide (1890-1955) was the recipient of a Newbery Honor in 1930, for her book Ood-Le-Uk the Wanderer. Alice was raised in Richmond, Alabama by her parents, Joseph D. and Annie Hearst Alison. Lide attended Converse College, in South Carolina and later on moved on to Columbia University, in New York City.

List of Books Published

 * Ood-le-uk the Wanderer. Boston; Little, 1930.


 * Aztec Drums. New York; Longman Green, 1938.


 * Johnny of the 4-H Club. Boston; Little, 1941.


 * Lapland Drum. Nashville; Abingdon, 1955.


 * Little Indian Ongo. Richmond, Va.; Johnson Pub. Co., 1948.


 * Magic Word for Elin. Nashville; Abingdon, 1958.


 * Mystery of the Mahteb, a Tale of Thirteenth-Century Ethiopia. New York; Longman Green, 1942.


 * Princes of Yucatan. New York; Longman Green, 1939.


 * Yinka-Tu the Yak. New York; Viking, 1938.

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Eloise Lownsbery (1888-1967) was the recipient of a Newbery Honor in 1932, for her book Out of the Flame. Eloise was raised in Paw Paw, Illinois by her parents, Alexander W. and Martha Fisher Lownsbery. She obtained her B.A. degree in 1911 at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and continued on to publish her first book The boy knight of Reims.

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The Horsecatcher is a 1986 adolescent novel by author Mari Sandoz. The Horsecatcher was a Newbery Medal Honor Book in 1958.

Plot
Elk, a Southern Cheyenne adolescent. He dresses plainly, doesn't care for ceremonials, has no interest in warfare and coup-counting and little more in hunting. He's undergone his fast, but nobody was quite able to figure out what his dream meant. He knows he's a disappointment to his father, Elk River, to his uncle Owl Friend, who founded a warrior society, and to his older brother Two Wolves. But he can't help what's in his heart. He wants to be a tamer of wild horses.

When we first meet Elk, he's slipped away from his village on a lone horse-hunt, hoping to catch Bear Colt. But despite hardship and deprivation and even almost getting accidentally killed by some of his own tribesmen, he succeeds, and that's worth the shaming he gets from his kin. Over the next two years Elk learns his chosen profession, along with the misunderstandings that come with it. Even when he bravely warns his village of approaching Kiowa raiders and kills one with his rabbit bow, he fails to see his accomplishment. Furthermore, after his brother is killed,along with his entire war party, he helps to save the tribe's great talismans. He then penetrates deep into Kiowa country, alone and afraid, to recover and bury the remains. For a culture that places great value on horses, it's surprising that no one seems ready to recognize what a real contribution he could make to his tribe.

Publishing History
This book was originally published in 1957 by The Westminster Press, and was republished in 1986 by The University of Nebraska Press.

Main characters

 * Elk-- Protagonist.
 * Elk River-- Elk's Father, headman of his band.
 * Owl Friend-- Elk's uncle.
 * Two Wolves-- Young Elk's older brother.
 * Bear Colt-- A black mustang with a white splotch on his side in the form of a bear.

Film adaptations
As of 2015, the film adaptation of The Horsecatcher is in development.

Awards

 * Newbery Medal Honor Book in 1958.