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Gary Paulsen’s short story follows 15‑year‑old Janet as she feels an inexplicable pull toward Billy Honcho, an old Native American who rests after drunken binges in the Plaza. Driven by an unending dream—of a white doe and a warrior clad in white, leading a pony and drawing his bow to strike the deer—Janet wakes each night before the deer is felled. When Billy rides into her life on a horse, dressed in white and guiding a pony, he invites her to join him. That night she learns the stories of his people and, at the same time, the white deer perishes, bringing a quiet resolution to the dream’s mystery.
First publish date: 1978
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Gary Paulsen
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