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How I Became a Ghost: A Choctaw Trail of Tears Story

Tim Tingle

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A Choctaw boy tells the story of his tribe's removal from the only land his people had ever known, and how their journey to Oklahoma led him to become a ghost--one with the ability to help those he left behind.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Roadrunner Press
  • Publish Date: Sep 8th, 2015
  • Pages: 141
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.40in - 5.50in - 0.50in - 0.44lb
  • EAN: 9781937054557
  • Recommended age: 09-12
  • Categories: • Historical - United States - 19th Century• Native American• Horror

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A middle grade-recommendation for #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth: HOW I BECAME A GHOST by Tim Tingle: https://t.co/1qvMi9oync #DCPLNewYA https://t.co/6Crn7WjIov

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@debreese Great classroom books! Also, Rain is Not my Indian Name. Tim Tingle's How I became a Ghost. #nk360 teacher Institute @debreese https://t.co/7fUpgJrSsF

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Retired professor of #literacy and #drama helping kids and teens become great readers and writers. My books are reimagined folk and fairy tales. #educators

How I Became A Ghost — A Choctaw Trail of Tears Story by Jim Tingle. Ages 9 & up. A Choctaw boy who does not survive the Trail of Tears tells the story of his tribe's removal from the only land his people had ever known.https://t.co/xm8bOu9VPm #Goodread #survivorstories https://t.co/SVrH1yCFjb

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Praise for this book

"Tingle, a Choctaw storyteller, relates his tale in the engaging repetitions and rhythms of an oft-told story. ... The novel comes alive in Isaac's voice and in the rich alliance of the living and the dead." -- Dean Schneider "The Horn Book Magazine"
"The beginning of a trilogy, this tale is valuable for both its recounting of a historical tragedy and its immersive Choctaw perspective." -- Vicky Smith "Kirkus Reviews"
"As the 2014 AIYLA Middle School winning book, it will come as no surprise that {this book} receives a rousing endorsement ... deserves a place in any collection that serves audiences interest in either American Indians or great stories." -- George Gottschalk "American Indian Library Association"
"Throughout, this story shines with the warmth that Tingle's storytelling voice brings to his writing. I highly recommend How I Became A Ghost. I have it on good authority that we'll hear more from Isaac. I look forward to it." -- Debbie Reese "American Indians in Children's Literature"

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