A Quaker girl's diary reflects her experiences growing up in the Delaware River Valley of Pennsylvania and her capture by Lenape Indians in 1763.

Catherine has always lived a simple life with her Quaker family. But when she and her brother are captured by Indians her whole world is turned upside down. Catherine despises the Indians and is in anguish for her brother who was taken to live with another tribe. She yells at and insults the Indians until she gets dreams of her brother indicating that he lives over the hill. She decided to climb it, but first, she had to cross an icy river. The ice broke, and she was saved by a hunter named Snow Hunter. The next day, Thomas was with her, but he was very sick. Catherine and the old woman nurse him back to health. Catherine and Thomas start to develop close bonds with Snow Hunter and the other Indians. One day the English attack their camp. They took Catherine and Thomas back to their original family, not knowing if Snow Hunter and the others are alive or not. This was especially hard for Catherine because she had grown to love Snow Hunter. She felt estranged from her true family, and when her father read her diary, she still was miserable. Eventually, she adapted to her true life but never forgot her experiences with the Lenape.

fair - Michael

Note: Read in elementary or middle school ( )

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