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Title details for Soft Rain by Cornelia Cornelissen - Available

Soft Rain

by Cornelia Cornelissen
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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 
 
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Publisher: Random House Children's Books

Kindle Book

  • Release date: August 19, 2009

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9780307568250
  • Release date: August 19, 2009

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9780307568250
  • File size: 1909 KB
  • Release date: August 19, 2009
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Kindle Book
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EPUB ebook

subjects

Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature Historical Fiction

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:4.3
Lexile® Measure:650
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:2-3

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 
 
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Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature Historical Fiction