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Mary and the Trail of Tears A Cherokee Removal Survival Story — Content Guide for Parents

By Andrea L. RogersCapstoneISBN 9781496587145112 pages
Mary and the Trail of Tears A Cherokee Removal Survival Story

Found in this book

  • ViolenceSupporting
  • Scary contentSupporting
  • ReligionBriefOther or made-up faith
  • Race & cultureCentral

Not found

  • Profanity
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender roles
  • Gender & orientation

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Religion

PRESENT

Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

Twelve-year-old Mary and her Cherokee family are forced out of their home in Georgia by U.S. soldiers in May 1838. From the beginning of the forced move, Mary and her family are separated from her father. Facing horrors such as internment, violence, disease, and harsh weather, Mary perseveres and helps keep her family and friends together until they can reach the new Cherokee nation in Indian Territory. Featuring nonfiction support material, a glossary, and reader response questions, this Girls Survive story explores the tragedy of forced removals following the Indian Removal Act of 1830.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Mary and the Trail of Tears A Cherokee Removal Survival Story appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    Soldiers and settlers hit and tie up a neighbor, a soldier shoots Mary's grandfather, and babies and elders die during the removal, all told in non-graphic terms. The story shows the family in constant danger from shootings, disease, harsh weather and prison camps, with deaths of family members told in non-graphic terms.

  • Does Mary and the Trail of Tears A Cherokee Removal Survival Story have violence?

    Found (Supporting): Soldiers and settlers hit and tie up a neighbor, a soldier shoots Mary's grandfather, and babies and elders die during the removal, all told in non-graphic terms.

  • Does Mary and the Trail of Tears A Cherokee Removal Survival Story have scary content?

    Found (Supporting): The story shows the family in constant danger from shootings, disease, harsh weather and prison camps, with deaths of family members told in non-graphic terms.

  • Does Mary and the Trail of Tears A Cherokee Removal Survival Story have religion?

    Found (Brief, Other or made-up faith): Mary and her grandfather speak of the Creator providing for people and wanting them to care for each other, and a song about this is later sung by a group.

  • Does Mary and the Trail of Tears A Cherokee Removal Survival Story have race & culture?

    Found (Central): The whole story is about Cherokee people being forced from their homes in Georgia and marched west by soldiers because of hatred and greed.

  • Does Mary and the Trail of Tears A Cherokee Removal Survival Story have profanity?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Mary and the Trail of Tears A Cherokee Removal Survival Story have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Mary and the Trail of Tears A Cherokee Removal Survival Story have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Mary and the Trail of Tears A Cherokee Removal Survival Story have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Mary and the Trail of Tears A Cherokee Removal Survival Story have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.