Book
Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison
by Lois Lenski
- Published
- 1941
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Words
- 65304
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 5.4
- AR interest level
- MG — middle grades, 4–8
- Lexile
- 800L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 9–14
Based on Mary Jemison’s life, the novel follows a twelve-year-old colonial girl captured during the French and Indian War and adopted into a Seneca family, where she gradually learns a new language, culture, and way of life.
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780064461627
Tags
Adventure-RunawayAdventure-TravelAward Winners-Newbery HonorHistory-Frontier/Pioneer Life - U.S.Mysteries-KidnappingsPeople-Indigenous Peoples (All)People-Pioneers/SettlersUnited States-Pennsylvania