Apache is a tale about a young girl named Siki; she is a member of one of the Apache Indian tribes in deep Central America. Her mother was brutally murdered by the Mexicans three years ago and her father too, the winter before. When she witnesses the murder of her little brother Tazhi, it becomes too much, and she vows to avenge her brother's death by becoming an Apache warrior. As the story grows on she discovers a dreadful secret about her father too.

This book is taken from real life, like the tribes etc. but it is clearly fiction because of the over-exaggeration of the pain and suffering the Apache tribe members are put through. The way it is written puts it across as more of an action novel than a story about Indian – American tribes.

It is still a thrilling story to follow as you read on about Siki’s adventure to become a warrior. The ending is magnificent, which is a hard task to pull off, as a few of the other shortlisted books have demonstrated.

I would recommend this to anyone who wants to experience new emotion, and is prepared to be patient as it does start rather slow.

Overall I would give this book 7/10.