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CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
Mary and the Trail of Tears: A Cherokee Removal Survival Story by Andrea L. Rogers is a children's book that presents what the Trail of Tears was actually like for Native Americans. This counter-narrative explores the tragedy of forced removals following the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
SUMMARY
Twelve-year-old Mary and her Cherokee family are forced out of their home in Georgia by U.S. soldiers in May 1838. From the beginning of the forced move, Mary and her family are separated from her father. Facing horrors such as internment, violence, disease, and harsh weather, Mary perseveres and helps keep her family and friends together until they can reach the new Cherokee nation in Indian Territory.
Mary and the Trail of Tears
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