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Longwalker's Journey
Based on the author's family history, this moving story tells of ten-year-old Minko Ushi, whose father decides in 1831 to take his family ahead of the Choctaw tribe toward Indian Territory and braves many a hardship along the way.
133 pages, Hardcover
First published March 1, 1999
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March 7, 2016
Written by a Choctaw descendant, this gets the details of the Trail of Tears right, but still has the main character, Minko Ushi, talking like this: "I am not afraid of the journey, Father, but I cannot leave Black Spot. He is my friend, and he must come with us." Really?
Minko and his father go on ahead to prepare their future home, and so he (and the reader) are spared the worst of the ordeal his mother and the older members of his family suffer, but his mother describes it once she arrives.
Some of the historical detail, especially at the beginning, is included in a slightly clunky way. But kids will relate to the unfairness of the government's treatment and Minko's love for his pony, and his reluctance to give him up.
Include this one in your survival recommendations, especially if you need some diversity.
Minko and his father go on ahead to prepare their future home, and so he (and the reader) are spared the worst of the ordeal his mother and the older members of his family suffer, but his mother describes it once she arrives.
Some of the historical detail, especially at the beginning, is included in a slightly clunky way. But kids will relate to the unfairness of the government's treatment and Minko's love for his pony, and his reluctance to give him up.
Include this one in your survival recommendations, especially if you need some diversity.
July 17, 2014
gr 3-6 128 pgs
1831, Mississippi / Oklahoma. 10 year old Minko doesn't want to leave his home or his pony Black Spots, but he along with the rest of the Choctaw Nation don't have a choice. They are being forced to make the long journey from their homeland in Mississippi to the reservation in Oklahoma. Along the way, Minko and his family must endure many hardships.
I recommend this book to readers who like stories with horses because even though he was supposed to be left behind, Black Spot manages to follow Minko and help him on the journey.
Based on the experiences of the author's great great grandfather.
1831, Mississippi / Oklahoma. 10 year old Minko doesn't want to leave his home or his pony Black Spots, but he along with the rest of the Choctaw Nation don't have a choice. They are being forced to make the long journey from their homeland in Mississippi to the reservation in Oklahoma. Along the way, Minko and his family must endure many hardships.
I recommend this book to readers who like stories with horses because even though he was supposed to be left behind, Black Spot manages to follow Minko and help him on the journey.
Based on the experiences of the author's great great grandfather.
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