Crooked River by Shelley Pearsall

Crooked River by Shelley Pearsall

The year is 1812. A white trapper is murdered. And a young Chippewa Indian stands accused.
Captured and shackled in leg irons and chains, Indian John awaits his trial in a settler's loft. In a world of crude frontier justice where evidence is often overlooked in favor of vengeance, he struggles to make sense of the white man's court. His young lawyer faces the wrath of a settlement hungry to see the Indian hang. And 13-year-old Rebecca Carver, terrified by the captive Indian right in her home, must decide for herself what--and who--is right. At stake is a life. Inspired by a true story, Crooked River takes a probing look at prejudice and early American justice.

From the Hardcover edition.

SHELLEY PEARSALL, a former teacher and museum historian, is now a full-time novelist. Trouble Don't Last, her debut novel, won the Scott O'Dell Prize for Historical Fiction. The Seventh Most Important Thing, her most recent book, received three starred reviews and was awarded an ALA Notable Book. Visit ShelleyPearsall.com to learn more about the author and her work.

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ISBN 13	9780440421016
ISBN 10	0440421012
Title	Crooked River
Author	Shelley Pearsall
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2007-03-13
Number of pages	272
Prizes	Winner of Maine Student Book Master List 2007, Winner of New Hampshire Great Stone Face Children's Book Master List 2006, Nominated for Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Award., Nominated for Oklahoma Sequoyah Young Adult Book Award.
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