Critical Essay | Critical Essay by Zena Sutherland

Critical Essay by Zena Sutherland

[Fawn] explores the intricacies of divided allegiance during the French and Indian Wars, but it is often tediously repetitive, both in examining Fawn's childhood and in making a statement about prejudice. The writing is also occasionally careless….

Zena Sutherland, "New Titles for Children and Young People: 'Fawn'," in Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (© 1975 by the University of Chicago; all rights reserved), Vol. 29, No. 3, November, 1975, p. 52.