Song of the Spirit

by M. Lee Prescott

Overview

In the late 1800s, post-Civil War, two young Cheyenne sisters are wrenched from a loving family, kidnapped and incarcerated at Rose Academy, a harsh, Indian boarding school established to assimilate native young people, teach them English, and eradicate their knowledge of traditional ways, considered inferior to the ways of the Washita (whites).

Forbidden to speak their native language, the sisters are whipped and punished, however, the school harsh life fails break their spirit. The eldest, Wind Flower, on the cusp of womanhood, excels academically, while continually planning their escape. Time and again she is hunted down and forcibly returned to Rose Academy. There, she watches her beloved little sister's alarming transformation into a proper Washita girl. At the same time, Wind Flower finds love, with a young Sioux, renamed Caleb Green, by his captors.

A fast-paced, breathtaking tale of courage and romance, Song of the Spirit's unforgettable characters intersect with historical events of the day, including the devastation of the Wound Knee massacre. Will these three courageous young people find freedom, or lose themselves and their way of life to the relentless cruelty of the Washita world?

Product Details

BN ID:	2940149486755
Publisher:	Mary Lee Griffin
Publication date:	04/05/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	102
File size:	600 KB

About the Author

M. Lee Prescott is the author of several works of fiction for young adults, as well as resource texts for teachers. Three of her nonfiction titles have been published by Heinemann and she has published numerous articles in the field of literacy education. Lee is a professor of education at Wheaton College in Massachusetts where she teaches literacy related course for preservice teachers. Her current research focuses on mindfulness and connections to reading and writing, and she regularly visits K-12 schools to teach mindfulness to students. She also teaches abroad, most recently in Singapore.

Lee has lived in southern California Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and various spots in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Currently, she resides on the river, where she canoes and swims daily. She is the mother of two grown sons, and spends lots of time with them, their beautiful wives and her three extraordinary grandchildren.

Lee loves to hear from readers. Her email is .