# Help me remember this YA novel
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-this-ya-novel/601467
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [November 1, 2011, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-this-ya-novel/601467 "2011-11-01T05:58:13Z")
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### Author:  [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2011, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-this-ya-novel/601467/1 "2011-11-01T05:58:13Z")
I remember reading a novel in middle school - I think the protagonist’s name was Jim. He was from a white family but he ran away to live with some American Indian tribe (this was set in the pioneer days - Little House on the Prairie sort of background). I enjoyed it immensely as a kid but I can’t remember the title at all. ☹
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### Author:  [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2011, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-this-ya-novel/601467/2 "2011-11-01T12:38:51Z")
Are you thinking of The Sign Of The Beaver? That’s about a 13 year old named Matt who is left to guard the homestead while his father goes to meet his mother and sister. He befriends local Indians while he’s alone.
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### Author:  [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2011, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-this-ya-novel/601467/3 "2011-11-01T12:48:17Z")
[The Light in the Forest](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Light_in_the_Forest)?
Regards,
Shodan
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### Author:  [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2011, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-this-ya-novel/601467/4 "2011-11-01T14:18:36Z")
Actually I finally managed to find it - it was Moccasin Trail. 🙂 Thanks for the suggestions though!