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leahegood's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 stars (rounded up to three because I might have liked it better if I was in the age group it was written for).
"The Indian School" tells the story of Lucy, a young orphan who goes to live with her aunt and uncle who run a school for indian children. While there, Lucy forges a friendship with a tough indian girl named Raven.
Even her stern aunt becomes fond of Raven's little brother, Star Face. When the little boy becomes gravely ill, Aunt Emma and Raven learn to work together to nurse him back to health.
After recently visiting an indian mission in Missouri, I enjoyed this fictional taste of what that life was like. As usual, Gloria Whelen's writing feels authentic and well researched. The primary reason for the low ranking is because I felt the morals presented could be confusing to the intended age group. While it is not portrayed in a positive light, Lucy's aunt acts in a superior manner to her husband, and Lucy's growing sense of self-sufficiency and independence sometimes carries a slightly rebellious flavor.
"The Indian School" tells the story of Lucy, a young orphan who goes to live with her aunt and uncle who run a school for indian children. While there, Lucy forges a friendship with a tough indian girl named Raven.
Even her stern aunt becomes fond of Raven's little brother, Star Face. When the little boy becomes gravely ill, Aunt Emma and Raven learn to work together to nurse him back to health.
After recently visiting an indian mission in Missouri, I enjoyed this fictional taste of what that life was like. As usual, Gloria Whelen's writing feels authentic and well researched. The primary reason for the low ranking is because I felt the morals presented could be confusing to the intended age group. While it is not portrayed in a positive light, Lucy's aunt acts in a superior manner to her husband, and Lucy's growing sense of self-sufficiency and independence sometimes carries a slightly rebellious flavor.
booktearainyday's review against another edition
3.0
Trovare qualcosa in italiano sulle scuole per indottrinare i bambini nativi americani sembra impossibile. Mi sono affidata a questo libro, ma ne ho ricavato ben poco.
katieisreadingthis's review
3.0
A little girl's parents die and she is sent to live with her aunt and uncle who run a mission school for Native American children in Michigan in the mid 1800s. While I liked parts of the novel, I really think that the author could have expanded the story and built up the relationships further. It seemed quite abrupt (87 pages or so). The Book Wizard says that the grade level equivalent is 4.2. This might be a nice novel to read while studying Native Americans, but it isn't being added to my favorites pile.
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