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Sacajawea by Joseph Bruchac

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Sacajawea

Joseph Bruchac

HarperCollins · Paperback · October 1, 2008

Reading lane: Historical YA - Exploration

Captured by her enemies, married to a foreigner, and a mother at age sixteen, Sacajawea lived a life of turmoil and change.

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Why This Clicks

History, Two Voices

Meet a history-shaping journey through Sacajawea’s and Clark’s alternating voices.

Come here for

  • A view of exploration through interpreter, peacemaker, and guide
  • The contrast of Sacajawea’s and Clark’s perspectives

Expect

  • Alternating chapters, with selections from Clark’s diaries
  • A trail map and an author’s note

Book Details

Authors
Joseph Bruchac
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
October 1, 2008
Format
Paperback
Theme
Historical YA - Exploration · Native American YA
Reading lane
Historical YA - Exploration

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Publisher Categories

  • YA Stories About Boys & Men

  • Diverse YA Fiction

  • Historical YA Fantasy

  • YA Stories About Girls & Women

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  • Historical YA - Exploration

  • US Historical YA

  • 19th-Century US YA

  • 20th-Century US YA

About This Book

Captured by her enemies, married to a foreigner, and a mother at age sixteen, Sacajawea lived a life of turmoil and change. Then, in 1804, the mysterious young Shoshone woman met Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Acting as interpreter, peacemaker, and guide, Sacajawea bravely embarked on an epic journey that altered history forever. Hear her extraordinary story, in the voices of Sacajawea and William Clark in alternating chapters, with selections from Clark’s original diar...

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Captured by her enemies, married to a foreigner, and a mother at age sixteen, Sacajawea lived a life of turmoil and change. Then, in 1804, the mysterious young Shoshone woman met Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Acting as interpreter, peacemaker, and guide, Sacajawea bravely embarked on an epic journey that altered history forever. Hear her extraordinary story, in the voices of Sacajawea and William Clark in alternating chapters, with selections from Clark’s original diaries. Includes a map of Lewis and Clark’s trail and an author’s note.

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