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Chapter Book · Ages 9–14 · 1999
My Heart Is on the Ground
By Ann Rinaldi
Part of the Dear America series
A Sioux girl at a boarding school seeks a way to aid her people.
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206 pages
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Bookroo's summary
In 1880, a twelve-year-old Sioux girl navigates life at a Pennsylvania boarding school, grappling with the clash of cultures. As she learns the white man's ways, she yearns to help her people. Can she bridge the gap between two worlds and find a path to aid her community? Her diary reveals the struggles and hopes of a young girl caught between tradition and change.
From the publisher
Acclaimed historical novelist Ann Rinaldi makes her Dear America debut with the diary of a Sioux girl who is sent to a government-run boarding school to learn the white man’s customs and language.
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 206
- Reading age
- 9–14
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- 700L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 4.3
- F&P level
- ~Q
- AR points
- 5
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 31191
Publication
- Published
- April 1, 1999
- Publisher
- Scholastic Inc.
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
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