Crooked River
by Pearsall, Shelley
Historical FictionU.S.MurderIndigenous PeoplesJunior Library Guild SelectionNY Publ. Library Best Books for the Teen AgeNCSS/CBC Notable Social StudiesJustice/Legal Issues
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AR Book Level
5.5
AR Points
7
Word Count
43,799
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
89142 EN
About this book
When thirteen-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.