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Cherokee Run, Barbara Smucker

Cherokee Run

By Barbara Smucker
Level 5
Review:

Katie Becker is amazed at the wide expanse of blue sky and the endless prairie grass of her new Kansas home. After leaving Ukraine in search of religious freedom, Katie and her Mennonite family are ready to settle into their American homestead for good. However, when a hate-filled neighbor and swarms of grasshoppers tarnish their dreams, the family decides to take the risk and race to stake a claim in the newly opened Cherokee land of Oklahoma. Readers are inspired and entertained as they follow the Beckers’ quest for a home of their own through hardship, new beginnings, faith, and intense excitement.

(Reviewed by Jenny Phillips)

Region North America, United States
Genre Historical Fiction
The Good and the Beautiful Library No
  • Hard to Find
  • Gentle Favorite
  • 4 Entertainment Value
  • 4 Moral Value
  • 5 Educational Value
  • 4 Literary Value
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