{"product_id":"soft-rain-a-story-of-the-cherokee-trail-of-tears","title":"Soft Rain: A Story of the Cherokee Trail of Tears","description":"It all begins when Soft Rain's teacher reads a letter stating that as of May 23, 1838, all Cherokee people are to leave their land and move to what many Cherokees called \"the land of darkness\". . .the west. Soft Rain is confident that her family will not have to move, because they have just planted corn for the next harvest but soon thereafter, soldiers arrive to take nine-year-old, Soft Rain, and her mother to walk the Trail of Tears, leaving the rest of her family behind.\n\nBecause Soft Rain knows some of the white man's language, she soon learns that they must travel across rivers, valleys, and mountains. On the journey, she is forced to eat the white man's food and sees many of her people die. Her courage and hope are restored when she is reunited with her father, a leader on the Trail, chosen to bring her people safely to their new land.\n\nPraise for Soft Rain:\n\n\"An eye-opening introduction to this painful period of American history.\"--Publisher's Weekly\n\n\"The characters themselves transform a sorrowful story of adversity into a tale of human resilience.\"--Kirkus Reviews\n\n\"This gentle child's-eye view will move readers enormously.\"--Jane Yolen\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0440412420\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0440412420.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Cornelissen, Cornelia\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41427234095162,"sku":"DBV.0440412420.G","price":4.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0440412420-0.jpg?v=1779386811","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/soft-rain-a-story-of-the-cherokee-trail-of-tears","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}