Crooked river
By: Shelley Pearsall.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Knopf; Distributed by Random House
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 249
Subjects: Ojibwa Indians -- Juvenile fiction; Indians of North America -- Ohio -- Juvenile fiction; Family -- Ohio -- Juvenile fiction; Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio -- Juvenile fiction; Trials (Murder) -- Juvenile fiction; Ohio -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction
Genres: Juvenile fiction
Description: When twelve-year old Rebecca Carter's father brings a Native American accused of murder into their 1812 Ohio settlement town, Rebecca, witnessing the town's reaction to the Indian, struggles with the idea that an innocent man may be convicted and sentenced to death.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-247).