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Sinopsis

it is the time when the leavesare small on the treestoo smallfor hiding—Indian JohnThe year is 1812. A white trapper is murdered. And a young Chippewa Indian stands accused.Captured and shackled in leg irons and chains, Indian John awaits his trial in a settler’s loft.All the while, thirteen-year-old Rebecca Carver sleeps and cooks and cleans below, terrified by thecaptive Indian right in her home.In a world of crude frontier justice where evidence is often overlooked in favor of vengeance,Indian John struggles to make sense of the white man’s court. His young lawyer faces the wrathof a settlement determined to see the Indian hang. And Rebecca must decide for herself what—andwho—is right. At stake is a life.From the award-winning author of Trouble Don’t Last comes a fast-paced drama told in thealternating voices of Indian John and Rebecca Carver. Crooked River offers a probing look at prejudice,early American justice, and the true meaning of courage.

Duración: alrededor de 5 horas (04:40:24)
Fecha de publicación: 07/07/2020; Unabridged; Copyright Year: 2005. Copyright Statment: —

• Novela juvenil