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
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- Grade
- 4-12
- Genre
- Adventure
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Area
- American Indian
Year Published 1969
Word Count 65,304
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 800L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 10881
- 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
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Awards & Distinctions 1
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2021
Honor, 1942
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