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1 online resource (235 pages) |
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text file rda |
| Summary |
A new work of historical fiction about Sequoyah and the creation of the Cherokee alphabet, from the acclaimed author of Code Talker Thirteen-year-old Uwohali has not seen his father, Sequoyah, for many years. So when Sequoyah returns to the village, Uwohali is eager to reconnect. But Sequoyah's new obsession with making strange markings causes friends and neighbors in their tribe to wonder whether he is crazy, or worse--practicing witchcraft. What they don't know, and what Uwohali discovers, is that Sequoyah is a genius and his strange markings are actually an alphabet representing the sounds of the Cherokee language. The story of one of the most important figures in Native American history is brought to life for middle grade readers. |
| Audience |
750 Lexile. |
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750L Lexile |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.8 7 183700 |
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Accelerated Reader MG 4.8 7 183700 |
| Summary |
Thirteen-year-old Uwohali is worried by his father's obsession with making markings that cause tribe members to suspect him of witchcraft, in a reimagining of the creation of the Cherokee alphabet. |
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"The story of Sequoyah and the creation of the Cherokee syllabary, as told by his thirteen year old son"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
| Subject |
Sequoyah, 1770?-1843 -- Fiction.
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Sequoyah, 1770?-1843 -- Juvenile fiction.
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Sequoyah, 1770?-1843. |
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Cherokee Indians -- Fiction.
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Indians of North America -- Fiction.
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Language and languages -- Fiction.
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Cherokee Indians -- Juvenile fiction.
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Indians of North America -- Juvenile fiction.
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Language and languages -- Juvenile fiction.
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Cherokee Indians. |
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Indians of North America. |
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Language and languages. |
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Electronic books. |
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Fiction.
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Juvenile works.
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| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Bruchac, Joseph, 1942- Talking leaves New York, NY : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2016] 9780803735088 (DLC) 2015035887 (OCoLC)930825237 |
| ISBN |
9781101593400 : $26.97 |
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1101593407 : $26.97 |
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