Canyons Author:Gary Paulsen Two boys, separated by the canyons of time and two vastly different cultures, face the challenges by which they become men. — Coyote Runs, an Apache boy, takes part in his first raid--the one that will usher him into manhood. He is to be a man for but a short time... — More than a hundred years later, while camping near Dog Canyon, fifteen-year-ol... more »d Brennan Cole becomes obsessed with a skull that he finds, pierced by a bullet. He learns that it was the skull of an Apache boy executed by soldiers in 1864. A mystical link joins Brennan and Coyote Runs, and Brennan knows that neither boy will find any peace until Coyote Runs' skull is retumed to an ancient sacred place. In a grueling run through the canyon to retum the skull, Brennan faces the challenge of his life.« less