On the Long Trail Home

by Elizabeth J. Stewart

Lucy meets Bel, a girl who lives in the gypsy caravan next to Lucy's house and soon Bel becomes her second-best friend. But how long will Bel's family stay? It's not easy being best friends with someone who might leave any day.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Historical

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

Reviews

[Lindsey · Rating 3 out of 5]

I pulled this off the library shelf and brought it home since it was one of the very few teen books that didn't have to do with Vampires, witchcraft, or dating. I actually liked it a lot. It was short but very well written.

It's in the time of 1838. The time when the Cherokee Indians where forced out of their homes by the U.S. army. Meli got separated from her family when the solders came. She worries about her brother and father and wonder if they are still even alive. Then on the way Meli sees her brother Tahli. They escape and run for their lives back towards home.

This was actually based on a true story about the author's great grandmother. It being a true story made it very interesting for me. I thought this would have a lot of talk about the spirits and everything, and it did. But it wasn't all revolved around that. This has great history in it.

[Mary L. · Rating 4 out of 5]

A story written about a story told to the author about her great-grandmother's escape from the trail of tears (she was a Cherokee0. It held my interest and didn't take long to read it. I love reading stories about really brave children.

[Nichole Ostrander · Rating 5 out of 5]

While most books on this time period in history talk about the removal of the Cherokee, this books talks about one girls escape. She finds her father once again, and goes on an amazing journey.

[Ally Vestal · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this was a great book and liked that it was based on a true story of the authors great grandmother.

[Katy Lovejoy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short as it was it was a really good read