Time Period: Begins 1838 In 1838, Nellie Starr, a young Cherokee girl, is caught in the political upheaval of America's westward expansion. Forced by U.S. soldiers to leave their home in Tennessee, Nellie, her family, and thousands of other Cherokees travel the long, dangerous "Trail of Tears" to a new home in the Indian Territory of modern-day Oklahoma. Using actual historical events as a backdrop, this brand-new children's novel teaches lessons of American history and the Christian faith. Can Nellie learn to forgive the people who've turned her world upside down? Nellie the Brave is a compelling read for girls ages eight to twelve.
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VEDA BOYD JONES writes romances 'that confirm my own values,' including the award-winning Callie's Mountain. She has also written several books in the American Adventure series for boys and girls ages 8-12 and several romantic novellas. Besides her fiction writing, Veda has authored numerous articles for popular periodicals. A sought-after speaker at writer's conferences, Veda lives with her architect husband and three sons in the Ozarks of Missouri.
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Veda Boyd Jones is the author of 42 books with traditional publishers, some for adult markets, most for children. Publishers include Scholastic, Barbour, McGraw-Hill, Lerner, Lucent, Chelsea House, Wendy Pye, Avalon, and Seedling. In addition,she's had over 500 short stories or articles published in magazines (Woman's World, The Writer, Harris' Farmer's Almanac, Highlights, Cricket, Humpty Dumpty and many others). Now she's ventured into the e-world with Joe's Ghost on Kindle.
She says, "I am never bored when waiting in a doctor's or dentist's office, since I just turn on my imagination and invent characters to go along with the people sitting in chairs around me. But that's when I'm thinking of fiction.
I write a good deal of nonfiction for children. This is an entirely different way of writing. Ninety percent of my time is spent researching and documenting facts. Kids believe what they see in print, and my job is to make sure it is accurate."
She says, "I am never bored when waiting in a doctor's or dentist's office, since I just turn on my imagination and invent characters to go along with the people sitting in chairs around me. But that's when I'm thinking of fiction.
I write a good deal of nonfiction for children. This is an entirely different way of writing. Ninety percent of my time is spent researching and documenting facts. Kids believe what they see in print, and my job is to make sure it is accurate."
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Got really boring......................,
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This review is from: Nellie the Brave: The Cherokee Trail of Tears (1838) (Sisters in Time #10) (Paperback)
I thought this was the most boring sisters in time i've ever read. There were times were i wanted to quit the book, but i kept reading it, hoping it would get better. Well, i just think that if you want a good book on the trail of tears, there are other better ones out there. It wasn't really bad,it did have a nice neding if i remember right, and its a sisters in time, but i think there are other better sisters in times.
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"They're here!" Nellie Starr whispered. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Old Rivers, Smoke Cloud, Reverend Bushyhead, Light Horse, Lieutenant Seward, Jesse Bushyhead, Snow Bird, Red Blossom, Tennessee River, Indian Territory, Mississippi River New!
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"They're here!" Nellie Starr whispered. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
glorious mountains Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Old Rivers, Smoke Cloud, Reverend Bushyhead, Light Horse, Lieutenant Seward, Jesse Bushyhead, Snow Bird, Red Blossom, Tennessee River, Indian Territory, Mississippi River New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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