When a Ghost Talks, Listen: A Choctaw Trail of Tears Story (How I Became A Ghost #2)

by Tim Tingle (Author)

When a Ghost Talks, Listen: A Choctaw Trail of Tears Story (How I Became A Ghost #2)
Reading Level: 6th − 7th Grade

Issac and his comrades learn they can time travel, and they head back in time to the Washington, D.C., of 1824 to bear witness for Pushmataha who has come to the nation's capital at the invitation of his dear friend Andrew Jackson.

Ten-year-old Isaac, now a ghost, continues with his people as they walk the Choctaw Trail of Tears headed to Indian Territory in what will one day become Oklahoma. There have been surprises aplenty on their trek, but now Isaac and his three Choctaw comrades learn they can time travel--making for an unexpected adventure. The foursome heads back in time to Washington, D.C., to bear witness for Choctaw Chief Pushmataha who has come to the nation's capital at the invitation of Andrew Jackson

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Kirkus

A great introduction to Native American history that’s not too heavy for its young audience and is a solid read in its own right. 

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Starred Review

Here, the ghost of Pushmataha, revered Choctaw chief and U.S. Army general during the War of 1812, ushers Isaac through time travel. Tingle's prose is straightforward and focused while still visceral and imaginative. 

Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781937054694
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
V
Publisher
Roadrunner Press
Publication date
May 21, 2019
Series
How I Became a Ghost
BISAC categories
JUV016140 - Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 19th Century
JUV011040 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Native American
JUV064000 - Juvenile Fiction | Time Travel
JUV069000 - Juvenile Fiction | Ghost Stories
Library of Congress categories
Fiction
Time travel
Ghosts
Ghost stories
Historical fiction
Juvenile works
Choctaw Indians
Relocation
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Indian Removal, 1813-1903

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