Book Reviews:
"This
book dispels myths and describes with immediacy the life of a girl whose active
conscience made her a pawn, exploited by her own people and the white world.
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Publishers Weekly
"Jean Fritz removes the romantic varnish
from legend and turns history into engrossing reality."
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The New Yorker
SYNOPSIS:
Pocahontas was the special favorite of her father, the great chief Powhatan.
And when the English settlers came to Virginia, she became a "sister"
to Captain John Smith, who was "adopted" into her tribe. She was permitted
to move freely between the Indian and white worlds, and her life seemed perfect. But
soon there was trouble. Pocahontas was kidnapped by the settlers, who forced her
to live like a white woman. She yearned for her father to meet the colonists'
demands so all would be well again. But before Pocahontas made peace, she would
be asked to turn her back on everything she loved -- and to leave her Indian world
forever.
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Ages:
9 and up
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