Summary of Camilla Townsend's Fifth Sun

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The girl was taken in war, and she lost everything. But she was able to remind herself of what her mother and grandmother had taught her: she must do whatever she can to survive. #2 In the year 1299, Shield Flower looked upon her own death and found the courage to pass from this earthly life with the dignity and style that befit a royal woman.
She was taken to Culhuacan, the most important Culhua town, and left as a prisoner. #3 The story of Shield Flower would have been the story of more than one young woman. archaeological and linguistic evidence, as well as the written historical annals of multiple Mexican towns, all indicate that the ancestors of the people now known as the Aztecs came down from the north over several centuries. #4 The story of the peopling of the Americas is a tale of humans migrating from Asia to Alaska about 20, 000 years ago.
As the glaciers began to melt around 13, 000 years ago, some people followed big game into Alaska.