Keeping the Rope Straight: Annie Dodge Wauneka's Life of Service to the Navajo (Paperback)

Do not let my straight rope fall to the ground. If you discover it dropping, quickly one of you pick it up and hold it aloft and straight.
Henry Chee Dodge, father of Annie Wauneka

Although obstacles loomed in her path, Annie confronted them boldly. Her years of service earned her the Presidential Medal of Freedom, awarded to her by Lyndon B. Johnson. More precious, however, was her title of Our Legendary Mother in the hearts of the people of the Navajo Nation.

2007 Arizona Book Award for Best Juvenile/Young Adult Nonfiction Book