Call it Courage

 

Call it Courage 

By

Armstrong Sperry

92 pages

          Call it Courage by Armstrong Sperry is about a boy named Mafatu, who is scared of the sea, even though his father is the Great Chief of Hikueru. Because Mafatu's mother died by the floods, he is scared of the sea. But at age 15, Mafatu puts aside his fears and paddles out to the sea. What he doesn't know is, that he is going to become a hero in front of his people