My Heart Is on the Ground
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Chapter Book · Ages 9–14 · 1999

My Heart Is on the Ground

Written 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· 700L
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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
Themes & topics
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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
Identifiers
ISBN
9780590149228
LCCN
98026767
OCLC
39281915

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