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4-6Hidden Histories series.
After the U.S. Calvary raids Casita's Lipan Apache village, she and her brother are shipped off to the notorious Carlisle Indian Industrial School, where Native American children are forced to drop their "savage" ways. This engaging story evokes injustices against Native Americans, though some of the characters' relationships ring false. An author's note with photographs and further resources explains the story's real-life basis. Reading list, websites.