num_pages: 192
description: Carrie Hill hates Indians. Indians killed her parents and ruined her life.With nowhere else to go, fifteen-year-old Carrie signs on to help care for the family of Beaver Dick Leigh, an English trapper. To her dismay, Carrie discovers that Beaver Dick's wife, Jenny, is a Shoshoni Indian! But as Carrie's wounds heal under Jenny's gentle care, she begins to respect and love this kind woman.Beginning each chapter with an excerpt from Beaver Dick Leigh's actual journals, Kristiana Gregory brings alive the people and the dramatic setting of a bygone era.
language: English
title: Jenny of the Tetons
titlecomplete: Jenny of the Tetons (Great Episodes)
genres: Fiction, Historical, Juvenile, Young Adult, Childrens, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 363
places: Idaho
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award
publisher: Clarion Books