Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship and Freedom (Into Reading, Trade Book #4)

Synopsis

There is a river called Bok Chitto that cuts through Mississippi. In the days before the War Between the States, in the days before the Trail of Tears, Bok Chitto was a boundary. On one side of the river lived the Choctaws. On the other side lived the plantation owners and their slaves. If a slave escaped and made his way across Bok Chitto, the slave was free.

Thus begins Crossing Bok Chitto, told by award-winning Choctaw storyteller Tim Tingle and brought to life with the rich illustrations of Jeanne Rorex Bridges.

Martha Tom, a young Choctaw girl, knows better than to cross Bok Chitto, but one day—in search of blackberries—she disobeys her mother and finds herself on the other side. A tall slave discovers Martha Tom. A friendship begins between Martha Tom and the slave’s family, most particularly his young son, Little Mo. Soon afterwards, Little Mo’s mother finds out that she is going to be sold. The situation seems hopeless, except that Martha Tom teaches Little Mo’s family how to walk on water to their freedom.

Copyright:

2006

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

40 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781328523303

Publisher:

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Date of Addition:

10/21/19

Copyrighted By:

Tim Tingle, Jeanne Rorex Bridges

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Children's Books, Literature and Fiction

Grade Levels:

Third grade

Reading Age:

7–13

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.