Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Philomel (1991), Edition: First Edition, 240 pages
Description
In 1755, as the French and Indian War begins, ten-year-old Regina is kidnapped by Indians in western Pennsylvania, and she must struggle to hold onto memories of her earlier life as she grows up under the name of Tskinnak and starts to become Indian herself.
User reviews
LibraryThing member goodnightmoon
This book is completely believable, both historically and emotionally. Its intensity and violence discourages me from recommending it to anyone younger than 13, however. (One group of my fifth-grade students is reading it now, and I think it is too advanced.)
LibraryThing member t1bclasslibrary
Regina sees her father and brothers killed, and she and her sister are taken from them by their killers: Allegheny Native Americans. At first Regina is bitter and can not forgive her captors, but as time passes, she becomes part of the tribe and is only later pulled away by white soldiers. She has
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lost many of her memories, but is finally reunited with her mother. Show Less
LibraryThing member lyssa73
This was actually a good book, but too deeply disturbing to enjoy.
Subjects
Awards
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee — 1994)
Cardinal Cup (Honor — 1992)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee — Grades 6-9 — 1994)
Carolyn W. Field Award (Winner — Children's — 1992)
NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6 (10th Edition: 1988-1992)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
240 p.; 5.8 inches
ISBN
0399217975 / 9780399217975