Nellie the Brave: The Cherokee Trail of Tears cover

Nellie the Brave: The Cherokee Trail of Tears

Author: Jones, Veda Boyd

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level 5.0
Points 5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Word Count 35496
Points per Word 0.000141
Page Count 140
Points per Page 0.035714

Description

In 1838, Nellie Starr, a young Cherokee girl, is caught in the political upheaval of America's westward expansion. Forced by soldiers to leave their home in Tennessee, Nellie, her family, and other Cherokees travel the "Trail of Tears" to a new home.