num_pages: 256
description: The year is 1812. A white trapper is murdered. And a young Chippewa Indian stands accused.Captured and shackled in leg irons and chains, Indian John awaits his trial in a settler’s loft. In a world of crude frontier justice where evidence is often overlooked in favor of vengeance, he struggles to make sense of the white man’s court. His young lawyer faces the wrath of a settlement hungry to see the Indian hang. And 13-year-old Rebecca Carver, terrified by the captive Indian right in her home, must decide for herself what—and who—is right. At stake is a life. Inspired by a true story, Crooked River takes a probing look at prejudice and early American justice.
language: English
title: Crooked River
titlecomplete: Crooked River
genres: Fiction, Childrens, Coming Of Age, Juvenile, Middle Grade, Read For School, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Historical, 19th Century
ratings_count: 433
places: Ohio
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers