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When twelve-year old Rebecca Carter's father brings a Native American accused of murder into their 1812 Ohio settlement town, Rebecca, witnessing the town's reaction to the Indian, struggles with the idea that an innocent man may be convicted and sentenced to death.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pearsall, Shelley
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Knopf : 2005.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Ojibwa Indians > Juvenile fiction.
Ojibwa Indians > Fiction.
Indians of North America > Ohio > Fiction.
Family life > Ohio > Fiction.
Frontier and pioneer life > Ohio > Fiction.
Ohio > History > 19th century > Fiction.
Trials (Murder) > Fiction.
Description
Summary:When twelve-year old Rebecca Carter's father brings a Native American accused of murder into their 1812 Ohio settlement town, Rebecca, witnessing the town's reaction to the Indian, struggles with the idea that an innocent man may be convicted and sentenced to death.
Physical Description:249 pages ; 22 cm.
Awards:Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2006.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-247).
ISBN:0375823891 (trade)
0375923896 (lib. bdg.)