Description
Carrie Hill hates Indians. Indians killed her parents and ruined her life.
With nowhere else to go, fifteen-year-old Carrie signs on to help care for the family of Beaver Dick Leigh, an English trapper. To her dismay, Carrie discovers that Beaver Dick's wife, Jenny, is a Shoshoni Indian! But as Carrie's wounds heal under Jenny's gentle care, she begins to respect and love this kind woman.
Beginning each chapter with an excerpt from Beaver Dick Leigh's actual journals, Kristiana Gregory brings alive the people and the dramatic setting of a bygone era.
Author: Kristiana Gregory
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 06/01/2002
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 6.96h x 4.48w x 0.45d
ISBN13: 9780152167707
ISBN10: 0152167706
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States | 19th Century
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
With nowhere else to go, fifteen-year-old Carrie signs on to help care for the family of Beaver Dick Leigh, an English trapper. To her dismay, Carrie discovers that Beaver Dick's wife, Jenny, is a Shoshoni Indian! But as Carrie's wounds heal under Jenny's gentle care, she begins to respect and love this kind woman.
Beginning each chapter with an excerpt from Beaver Dick Leigh's actual journals, Kristiana Gregory brings alive the people and the dramatic setting of a bygone era.
Author: Kristiana Gregory
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 06/01/2002
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 6.96h x 4.48w x 0.45d
ISBN13: 9780152167707
ISBN10: 0152167706
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States | 19th Century
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
About the Author
KRISTIANA GREGORY has been a reporter, an editor, and a children's book reviewer. She was honored with the Golden Kite Award for Jenny of the Tetons. Ms. Gregory is also the author of The Legend of Jimmy Spoon and Earthquake at Dawn. She lives in Boise, Idaho.