Indian School (Trophy Chapter Books) - Hardcover
When shy, ten-year-old Lucy comes to live with her aunt and uncle at their mission school, she's surprised at the number of harsh rules and restrictions imposed on the children. She wonders why the Indians should have to do all the changing and why her aunt is so strict with them. Then a girl runs away in protest and Lucy knows she must overcome her timidity and stand up to her aunt--no matter what the consequences.
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When shy, ten-year-old Lucy comes to live with her aunt and uncle at their mission school, she's surprised at the number of harsh rules and restrictions imposed on the children. Why, she wonders, should the Indians have to do all the changing? And why is her aunt so strict with them? Then a girl called Raven runs away in protest, and Lucy knows she must overcome her timidity and stand up to her aunt—no matter what the consequences. Once again Gloria Whelan has taken a chapter from our past and transformed it into gripping, accessible, historically accurate fiction.
Gloria Whelan is the bestselling author of many novels for young readers, including Homeless Bird, winner of the National Book Award; Fruitlands: Louisa May Alcott Made Perfect; Angel on the Square; Burying the Sun; Once on This Island, winner of the Great Lakes Book Award; and Return to the Island. She lives in the woods of northern Michigan.
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- PublisherPerfection Learning
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0780772571
- ISBN 13 9780780772571
- BindingHardcover
- IllustratorDellosso Gabriela
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