6/12/2023 0 Comments Indian Captive by Lois LenskiWhile living with the Senecas Molly starts to notice how much she is starting to look and act like them. There she learns how to be tough and grow up in a different culture.Īfter Molly is taken she struggles not to forget her family by repeating their names and talking to herself in English. “I n the book Indian Captive by Lois Lenski a young girl named Molly is captured by the Seneca Nation Native Americans and is taken to live with them. During her college studies at Ohio State University, where she trained to be a teacher, she took as many art courses as she could make time for and was the art editor for the university yearbook. Born in 1893, in Springfield, Ohio, Lois was a voracious reader from a young age, a passion that never left her. Lois Lenski was a renowned author and illustrator of children’s and young adult literature. Meticulously researched and illustrated with many detailed drawings, this novel offers an exceptionally vivid and personal portrait of Native American life and customs. In this classic frontier adventure, Lois Lenskireconstructs the real life story of Mary Jemison, who was captured in a raid as young girl and raised amongst the Seneca Indians.
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