INTERMEDIATE FICTION
Bruchac, Joseph

The Journal of Jesse Smoke: A Cherokee Boy

(4) 4-6 My Name Is America series. Sixteen-year-old Jesse records the experiences of his family as they are relocated by the U.S. government and walk the "Trail of Tears." Though a historical note provides background information, the fictional text also includes additional factual material that strains at the confines of the journal format and slows the pace of Jesse's story. A selection of historical reproductions is included.

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