Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison
by Lois Lenski
A newbery Honor book inspired by the true story of a girl captured by a Shawnee war... read more
3 Total Resources 1 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-12
- Genre
- Adventure
- Historical Fiction
Year Published 1941
Word Count 65,304
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 800L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 10881, 10.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
- Indian captivities--Genesee River Valley (Pa. and N.Y.)--Fiction
- Seneca Indians
- Indians of North America--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Biographical | United States
- Jemison, Mary, 1743-1833--Juvenile fiction
- Jemison, Mary
- Genesee River Valley (Pa. and N.Y.)
- Seneca Indians--Fiction
- Indian captivities
- Jemison, Mary, 1743-1833--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Native American
- Indians of North America
Our Original Resources 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Awards & Distinctions 1

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2022
Honor, 1942
Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their Twitter handles.