This winner of the 1941 Newbery Medal tells the story of how Mafatu, a young Polynesian boy whose name means Stout Heart, overcomes his terrible fear of the sea and proves his Courage to himself and his people.
What he learns on his lonesome adventure will change him forever and make him a hero in the eyes of his people..
With his dog, Uri, as his companion, Mafatu paddles out to sea, ready to face his fears.
Then at age fifteen, no longer willing to put up with the ridicule and jibes, Mafatu decides to take his fate into his own hands.
All his life he has been teased, taunted, and even blamed for storms on the sea.
Though his father is the Great Chief of Hikueru - an island whose seafaring people worship Courage - Mafatu feels like an outsider.
Mafatu has been afraid of the sea for as long as he can remember.
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This winner of the 1941 Newbery Medal tells the story of how Mafatu, a young Polynesian boy whose name means Stout Heart, overcomes his terrible fear of the sea and proves his Courage to himself and his people
