It is NOT Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison. I was hoping it would be.

I read a few pages out of it around 20 years ago, a girl with blonde hair was kidnapped by Indians, I believe her family was scalped, and eventually towards the end of the book she sort of 'became' one of the Indians and didn't want to move back with the white people. I'll try to remember some more plot, but that's about all that's coming to mind right now.

Was it part of a series or collection of other YA historical novels?? I read one that had the same plot probably 10 years ago... I don't remember the title but I could find out when I get home because I think my younger sister still has those books.

I'm really not sure. A classmate of mine was reading it, and I just read a few pages. I wanted her to lend it to me after she was done, but she didn't. Can't for the life of me remember :(

Where the Broken Heart Still Beats The Story of Cynthia Ann Parker Was it possibly that?

There are a number of books that tell the story of people taken by the Tribes. Many didn't want to return to their families because they ate better, had a better quality of life with the Tribes. This changed later, of course, but especially during Colonial times life with a Tribe was much better than one at one of the European colonies.

A Woman of the People
A Woman of The People

Was it A Woman of the People by Benjamin Capps?

She is blonde and 9 when she is captured with her 5 year old sister. Her parents and older brother are scalped at the time she is captured. She ends up staying with the tribe. This is a favorite book of mine.

Edit: There are many, many books in this vein, both fiction and non-fiction.

No, I don't think that's it either. I just read a bit of that one, and I remember the part where she was kidnapped was more graphic than that, also perhaps she didn't speak, and I definitely don't remember there being Spanish in it. This may be like looking for a needle in a haystack. Thanks for all your suggestions though!

Lisa wrote: "A Woman of the People
A Woman of The People

Was it A Woman of the People by Benjamin Capps?

She is blonde and 9 when she is captured with her 5 year old sister. Her p..."

There was no Spanish at all in A Woman of the People. She didn't speak nor did her sister until they got to the camp, and not right away. It seemed graphic for mew hen I read it at 12, but I'm sure there are much more graphic accounts.

So, Eireanne, Don't give up. Keep checking back! I'm sure many more members will give suggestions and one of them might be the correct book.

Could it be Calico Captive by Elizabeth George Speare? I don't remember much of it (aside from the girls being made to run a gauntlet at some point), so I'm not sure how closely it matches your description.

Was it in the style of a diary? I just found the one I read when I was younger but it was diary style...

Standing in the Light The Captive Diary of Catharine Carey Logan

There are so many like this but I hope you find the book!! good luck :)

I've mentioned these in another thread, but the Sunfire series included Cassie, the story of a blond girl kidnapped by Indians and eventually becoming part of the tribe. The series are YA historical romance, all with girls names as titles. Out of print and not listed on goodreads but here's the amazon link:

http://www.amazon.com/Cassie-Sunfire-No-...

The one I read sounds like it may be too recent to be yours, though it fits in all other aspects:

Trouble's Daughter: The Story of Susanna Hutchinson, Indian Captive.

The girl is blonde, she's 9 when the book starts, and though I was an adult when I read it, I was kinda freaked out by how graphic the deaths of her family members were.

There are a surprising number of books about girls being captured by Native Americans. I think it's kind of weird that there are so many, like it's some sort of Victorian fantasy or something.

Angel, Well, a lot of them, including the Susanna Hutchinson one, are based on true stories. Of course, it's still interesting that so many of these types of events were made into fiction or non-fiction books.

The book you are looking for is "Ride The Wind" by Lucia St.Clare Robson. I read this in 1990, and then forgot the title too. I just kept looking harder this time. Enjoy.

Wow Rosemary, Ride the Wind sounds as though it's about the same girl/woman as the character in A Woman of The People so no wonder I thought of that one. I just added Ride the Wind to my to-read shelf.

This is a true account of two sisters who were taken by indians after their family was killed. The Captivity of the Oatman Girls Among the Apache and Mohave Indians It doesn't sound just right, but thought you might want to check any way.

How about I Am Regina by Sally Keehn?

Maybe The Ransom of Mercy Carter by Caroline B. Cooney?

Did the girl have a brother? It could be Wait for Me, Watch for Me, Eula Bee.

This isn't it (it's not old enough), but I'll throw it out there anyway: Miranda and the Warrior by Elaine Barbieri.