Nesuya's Basket

by Carol Purdy

In the early 1800s motherless 12-year-old Nesuya lives with her father, grandfather, younger brother, and uncle's family. Life is crowded and made more stressful by Nesuya's all-male family, her aunt's betrayal, and her own impending womanhood.

110 pages, Paperback

First published June 25, 1997

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was good. Not great, but it gave you a sense of the days in the times before foreigners came to California. It's about Northern Californian Natives.