![]() ![]() When Mary is given the chance to return to her world, will she want to leave the tribe that has become her family? This Newbery Honor book is based on the true story of Mary Jemison, the pioneer known as the “White Woman of the Genesee.” This ebook features an illustrated biography of Lois Lenski including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate. Slowly, Mary realizes that the Indians are not the monsters she believed them to be. There, she is adopted into the tribe as a replacement for the dead son of one of the families. ![]() They give her fresh clothes and take her to their home, Seneca Town. She learns to plant crops, make clay pots, and sew moccasins, just as the other members do. The two male captives, Davy and Nicholas, are given to the Frenchmen, while Molly is taken by two Indian women who led her to a canoe. Mary misses her home, but the tribe is kind to her. ![]() Instead, Mary is separated from her siblings and traded to two Seneca sisters, who adopt her and make her one of their own. When twelve-year-old Mary Jemison and her family are captured by Shawnee raiders, she’s sure they’ll all be killed. Summary A Newbery Honor book inspired by the true story of a girl captured by a Shawnee war party in Colonial America and traded to a Seneca tribe. READ Indian Captive - The Story of Mary Jemison Lois Lenski ![]()
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