I read this book several years ago but Amazon's reminder to review another book I recently purchased made me remember this one and I just had to come back to write a review about it.First of all, while this book deals with some pretty heavy subject matter regarding Native Americans and their treatment by the Whites, it is FUNNY. Written from the perspective of a naive young man one cannot help but laugh at the tongue in cheek humor Little Tree espouses when relating to the White Man's attempts to educate him, civilize him, and stop his grandpa from making Moonshine. I still laugh at the image of the two government men sampling some of grandma's cooking only to have to use the restroom in the woods and wipe with poison ivy! This book may have generated some controversy but the writing style, humor and character of Little Tree make it a definite must read.