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The Journal of Jesse Smoke
A Cherokee Boy
By Bruchac, Joseph
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-43912-197-2
- Publisher
- New York : Scholastic, c2001.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2001
Gr 4-6 Fully researched, written by an outstanding Native American author, and without minimizing the horror and the genocidal nature of the Cherokee removal on the Trail of Tears, this story about Jesse and his mother and sisters has many strengths. Unfortunately, while being praiseworthy and authentic in terms of the history, the characters are bland. Bruchac is capable of lovely language and biting me...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
