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| ISBN: | 1477494383 (ISBN13: 9781477494387) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Jim L. Wright
Paperback | Pages: 177 pages Rating: 4.23 | 64 Users | 12 Reviews
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| Title | : | New Yesterdays |
| Author | : | Jim L. Wright |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 177 pages |
| Published | : | May 18th 2012 by Createspace (first published February 18th 2012) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction Fantasy. Fiction |
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A young boy stumbles into a portal that transports him back in time more than a hundred years. The longer he stays, the stronger the bonds of friendship grow. Soon, he finds himself faced with a challenge that could change his life, and the lives of the ones he loves most forever. Will he be able to meet this challenge? This story presents a unique view of the life of the Cherokee Indians in the years leading up to the Great Removal and the Trail of Tears. Factual historical information and characters are used to make the story more real and entertaining.Rating Out Of Books New Yesterdays
Ratings: 4.23 From 64 Users | 12 ReviewsAssess Out Of Books New Yesterdays
'A Delight from Beginning to End'Jim Wright's 'New Yesterdays' is a great read for YAs or for anyone that would like to be a YA again.This time-travel/coming of age novel combines historical research with the rattling good yarn of a boy who discovers a mysterious portal in a 'haunted' house.Written with charm through the eyes of a child, Mr Wright's first novel is a delight from beginning to end. Roll on the next book!Something you might want to buy for your older children or teenagers.What an adventure. While this is a book for older children and young adults I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed it. Moving from an adventure in a spooky house back in time to the 1820s when Jim is at first surprised to meet Dustu who becomes his friend and then Chief Tooantuh who are both Cherokees. Would the information Jim takes back with him about the Cherokee nation and their demise possibly change history? With a flavour of
While exploring the old haunted house near his home, Jim stumbles upon a portal to the past. Stuck in the year 1828 for six months until the portal home reopens, Jim builds strong bonds of friendship with his new Cherokee friends. Realising that all he learnt in school about the history of the Cherokees in America, including the Great Removal and the Trail of Tears, would impact the lives of his friends, Jim is faced with the choice - to tell his new friends about their future and likely change
The forced removal of the Cherokee Indians in 1838 from their ancestral homes in the South-Eastern parts of the USA has left a legacy of shame and bitterness, which stirs deep emotions even to this day.But what if the Cherokee and Seminole Indians had forewarning of the white man's plans for their future? How would they have reacted? What would have been the effect on the development of The United States?Any rewrite of history is inevitably written in someone else's blood. However, Jim Wright
Nicely done tale of an alternate history for the Cherokee people, brought about by a boy who accidently steps through a doorway in time.Well done, Mr. Wright.
Something light-hearted and fun - good book for summer reading on the beach.
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