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I'm looking for a "girl captured by indians" book that I read about 30 years ago, so this book would probably be too new. Unfortunately, only one thing I can remember specifically: After the girl was captured, bear grease was put in her hair to prevent parasites. Does anyone know of a book from this genre with the bear greased hair? I have read Catherine Troxell Gonzales' version and it wasn't there.

Patricia Sounds like a book I loved called The Red Heart by James Alexander Thom about a five year old quaker girl who was kidnapped by Natives to replace a ch…moreSounds like a book I loved called The Red Heart by James Alexander Thom about a five year old quaker girl who was kidnapped by Natives to replace a child of theirs killed by white men. Its based on a true story and she grows up to become a warrior. I don't remember all of it, so I'm not sure about bear grease and it was published in 1997, which is more like 21 years ago. I highly recommend it though!(less)

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