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Gr 4–7—Many of the people in 13-year-old Uwohali's Cherokee village are whispering about his father, Sequoyah. Sequoyah has just returned from a six-year stay in Arkansas, and he spends all his time writing strange symbols on paper and scratching marks in the dirt. People whisper that Sequoyah must be crazy, and they fear his strange marks are a form of witchcraft. These murmurings are difficult for Uwohali to hear, since what he wants more than anything is to forge a bond with his father. When he eventually works up enough courage to approach his father, Uwohali discovers the symbols actually represent 86 sounds in the C...Log In or Sign Up to Read More