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On the Long Trail Home

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Rabbit-Proof Fence is a story from Australia that parallels this one, but a century later. In both cases the government
treats the original people of the land as if they had no human rights.The Cherokee are the case most often pointed to of a "civilized" people.
with their own written language.
In this novel the only real Christians seem to be Quakers.
Meli and her brother Tahli break out of the U.S. Army's detention
and Tahli is wounded.
He nearly dies on the trip home
and Meli is recaptured and manages to escape from a root cellar.
They are befriended by Caddo Indians whose language seems to be from the same base language as Cherokee.
This story is reconstructed by the author from a word of mouth oral history of her family.
As a Children's book it might be confusing to young people that historically the U. S, government has broken treaties and generally treated the American Indians/ Native American very badly.

Nine year old Meli was on her way to school.When all of a sudden a soldier knocked on the door. He came in and killed her mom and her sister.

Meli clung to her grandma ever since her mom and her sister had died. Meli and her grandma named Sagui can't find the rest of her family.

If you like history of indans than you would like to read this book.

By Lexy

A little girl named Meli is a Cherokee girl with a drepressing,and complicated life. When she was just a little girl her mother,and her sister which is a new born baby died by the white soldiers. Her, her brother ,and her dad were able to escape. As her mother,and sister lay dead,she makes one last look and leaves before......it will be her turn to rest by the white soldiers.

If you feel sad knowing that they have to kill animals to survive, to have something to eat don't read it. If you don't like that the fact that at a young age a brother,and a sister travel through woods in fear of soldiers, because they could get killed, just to find their father, I don't think this book will interest you. If you don't like confusion, and flash backs don't read it. If you like adventure, the fact to risk your life to find your father. To have your family come together like it used to this is clearly the book for you.

Over all I would give it a 3 out of 5 star book rating. I like the most fierce survival needs,and journeys they go through. All just ot find their father.
Stephanie

A little girl named Meli is a Cherokee girl with a drepressing,and complicated life. When she was just a little girl her mother,and her sister which is a new born baby died by the white soldiers. Her, her brother ,and her dad were able to escape. As her mother,and sister lay dead,she makes one last look and leaves before......it will be her turn to rest by the white soldiers.

If you feel sad knowing that they have to kill animals to survive, to have something to eat don't read it. If you don't like that the fact that at a young age a brother,and a sister travel through woods in fear of soldiers, because they could get killed, just to find their father, I don't think this book will interest you. If you don't like confusion, and flash backs don't read it. If you like adventure, the fact to risk your life to find your father. To have your family come together like it used to this is clearly the book for you.

Over all I would give it a 3 out of 5 star book rating. I like the most fierce survival needs,and journeys they go through. All just ot find their father.
Stephanie