| Soft Rain: A Story of the Cherokee Trail of Tears Contributor(s): Cornelissen, Cornelia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0440412420 ISBN-13: 9780440412427 Publisher: Yearling Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1999 Annotation: SOFT RAIN IS NINE YEARS OLD when her life changes. Without warning, white soldiers arrive at her house. They command Soft Rain and her mother to go with them, taking only the possessions they can instantly pack and carry. They are forced to leave behind Soft Rain's blind grandmother, her father and brother, and even her puppy. No one will answer Soft Rain's questions: Where are they going? What will become of her family? It is 1838, the year of the enforced relocation of the Cherokee people from their southern homes to the unknown West. The long and dangerous journey there, across rivers and over mountains, through rain and snow, is an unwelcome adventure for Soft Rain and her people. Soft Rain's inspiring story of strength and hope is a testament to all those who lived through the Trail of Tears. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Native American - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Homelessness & Poverty |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 650 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.1" W x 7.5" (0.20 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 32159 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It all begins when Soft Rain's teacher reads a letter stating that as of May 23, 1838, all Cherokee people are to leave their land and move to what many Cherokees called the land of darkness. . .the west. Soft Rain is confident that her family will not have to move, because they have just planted corn for the next harvest but soon thereafter, soldiers arrive to take nine-year-old, Soft Rain, and her mother to walk the Trail of Tears, leaving the rest of her family behind. Because Soft Rain knows some of the white man's language, she soon learns that they must travel across rivers, valleys, and mountains. On the journey, she is forced to eat the white man's food and sees many of her people die. Her courage and hope are restored when she is reunited with her father, a leader on the Trail, chosen to bring her people safely to their new land. Praise for Soft Rain: An eye-opening introduction to this painful period of American history.--Publisher's Weekly The characters themselves transform a sorrowful story of adversity into a tale of human resilience.--Kirkus Reviews This gentle child's-eye view will move readers enormously.--Jane Yolen |