Indian Captive
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Lois Lenski
A Newbery Honor book inspired by the true story of a girl captured by a Shawnee war party in Colonial America and traded to a Seneca tribe. When twelve-year-old Mary Jemison and her family are captured by Shawnee raiders, she’s sure they’ll all be killed. Instead, Mary is separated from her siblings and traded to two Seneca sisters, who adopt her and make her one of their own. Mary misses her home, but the tribe is kind to her. She learns to plant crops, make clay pots, and sew moccasins, just as the other members do. Slowly, Mary realizes that the Indians are not the monsters she believed them to be. When Mary is given the chance to return to her world, will she want to leave the tribe that has become her family? This Newbery Honor book is based on the true story of Mary Jemison, the pioneer known as the “White Woman of the Genesee.” This ebook features an illustrated biography of Lois Lenski including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate.
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Author
Lois Lenski
Pages
316
Publisher
Open Road Media
Published Date
2011-12-27
ISBN
1453227520 9781453227527
Ratings
Google: 3.5
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"I read this book with a few students from fourth grade via Google meet. The description of the Seneca daily way of life was interesting, and the geography of the journey led one of the students to Google maps very often. <br/><br/>Something i did struggle with in this book was there seemed to be a sudden switch from one chapter to the next in how Molly related to the Indians. Sometimes she seemed very adjusted, even content in her new life, but then it would switch in the next chapter. She would be very torn--understandable and expected, but somehow the way Lenski depicted the sudden changes didn't flow for me. <br/><br/>The new cover of the book doesn't really match up with the illustrations and feel of the book in general, but that is minor. <br/><br/>Over all, it was a good fit for the students and I to explore and discuss together."
Jessica English-Ramsay
"A book I read in elementary and still own as a 36 year old adult because it's such a good book. Well written I could see the imagery in my head as I was reading."
Britni Duke