The Pale-Faced Lie is an excellent choice for book clubs. Kimberly Birkett, high school English teacher in Norton, MA David has such a powerful story to share and is living proof that reading and writing can save lives!” The author’s father was a Crow Indian who fought in World War II.“Tonight’s book club meeting with David Crow was AMAZING and will definitely be the highlight of this school year. The author and his father would play what-if games, and Dad would always encourage him to outsmart and trick white people, as well as every other person he met. They would visit the Hubbell Trading Post, and he would try and communicate with the Navajo Indians selling their sheep and other livestock. The author’s favorite thing to do was to go grocery shopping with his mother and sister. His face was swollen and puffy, and his eyes were like tiny BBs. The author’s father, who worked for the energy company, was badly burned in the explosion. Then the loud noises stopped, and the only thing left was the smoke and fire. The author’s neighbor called him an animal, and he was terrified. His father was one of the first people on the scene of any accident.
The author’s best friend, Champ, worked for the company that supplied gas to the houses. He tied him to a tree and tortured him with rough rope binds.
When the author was four, his father started training him to be brave and tough like Native Americans. Her parents seemed to be more lenient with her, probably because she was the youngest. Lonnie had a very different relationship with her parents than Jason did. He yelled at her and slapped her, but she still didn’t leave. The author’s father decided they needed to get rid of their mother. On that bitter cold morning in February, he took him for a ride in the Green Bomber, an old Nash Rambler that he’d modified. The author’s father told him they had to get rid of his mother. Insights from Chapter 5 Insights from Chapter 1 Insights on David Crow's The PaleFaced Lie
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