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Hidden Histories
2 Reviews
(4)
4-6
Hidden 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.
Reviewer: Kristy Pasquariello
(4)
4-6
Hidden Histories series.
Outspoken twelve-year-old Rory, who lives in NYC's Catholic Foundling Hospital in 1904, vows to protect her sister, Violet. When Violet is placed with a family in racially divided Arizona Territory, Rory sneaks aboard the train headed west. Despite some lackluster dialogue and underdeveloped characters, Rory is a feisty and compelling protagonist in an action-packed story based on historical events.
2 reviews
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