Status
Available
Series
Genres
Collection
Publication
Capstone Press (2020), 112 pages
Description
Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. Historical Fiction. Twelve-year-old Mary and her Cherokee family are forced out of their home in Georgia by U.S. soldiers in May 1838. From the beginning of the forced move, Mary and her family are separated from her father. Facing horrors such as internment, violence, disease, and harsh weather, Mary perseveres and helps keep her family and friends together until they can reach the new Cherokee nation in Indian Territory. Featuring nonfiction support material, a glossary, and reader response questions, this Girls Survive story explores the tragedy of forced removals following the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
User reviews
LibraryThing member jennybeast
This is a totally solid book, which covers the intense and slow horror of one girl experiencing the Cherokee removal. I'd say the main difference between this and Tim Tingle's How I Became a Ghost is that Tingle manages to keep moments of humor that act as a foil for tragedy. Rogers doesn't lighten
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things for her readers, but presents an all-too-believable story of a family struggling to survive the bewildering and extremely cruel circumstances. Well written. Bleak. Show Less
Awards
NPR: Books We Love (2020)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
7.4 inches
ISBN
1496592166 / 9781496592163