Indian Captive
A Newbery Honor Award Winner
By Lois Lenski, Illustrated by Lois Lenski
In this classic frontier adventure, Lois Lenski reconstructs the real-life story of Mary Jemison, who was captured in a raid as young girl and raised among the Seneca Indians.
Meticulously researched and illustrated with many detailed drawings, this Newbery Honor novel is an unforgettable tale.
Twelve-year-old Mary Jemison took for granted her peaceful days on her family's farm in eastern Pennsylvania. But on a spring day in 1758, something happened that changed her life forever.
When a band of warriors invades the Jemisons' house and takes the family captive, Mary is separated from her parents and siblings. She travels with the Indians to southern Ohio and later to a Seneca village on the Genesee River in what is now western New York.
Mary's new life is not easy. She misses her family terribly and is unaccustomed to Seneca ways. But even after her several unsuccessful attempts to run away, the Indians are kind to Mary and teach her many things about the earth, its plants, and its creatures. She develops deep bonds with the animals and even her captors. When Mary is finally given the chance to return to the world she had inhabited, she struggles with her newfound feelings.
ISBN: 9780064461627
Imprint: HarperCollins
Pages: 320 pages
Age: 8 to 12
BISAC1: JUVENILE FICTION: Historical / United States / Colonial & Revolutionary Periods
BISAC2: JUVENILE FICTION: Action & Adventure / General
BISAC3: JUVENILE FICTION: Biographical / United States
BISAC4: JUVENILE FICTION: People & Places / United States / Native American
BISAC5: JUVENILE FICTION: Girls & Women
