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Crossing Bok Chitto a Choctaw tale of friendship & freedom

In the 1800s, a Choctaw girl becomes friends with a slave boy from a plantation across the great river, and when she learns that his family is in trouble, she helps them cross to freedom.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Tingle, Tim
Other Authors:	Bridges, Jeanne Rorex (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	El Paso, TX : Cinco Puntos Press, c2006.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Choctaw Indians > Juvenile fiction. Slavery > Juvenile fiction. Friendship > Juvenile fiction. Indigenous peoples > America > Mississippi > Juvenile fiction. Mississippi > History > 19th century > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	In the 1800s, a Choctaw girl becomes friends with a slave boy from a plantation across the great river, and when she learns that his family is in trouble, she helps them cross to freedom.
Physical Description:	[40] p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
ISBN:	0938317776 (hardback : alk. paper) 9780938317777 (hardback : alk. paper)
Author Notes:	Choctaw storyteller Tim Tingle makes his living telling stories and teaching folklore at schools, universities and festivals nationally. The Wordcraft Circle of Native American Writers and Storytellers selected Tim as "Contemporary Storyteller of the Year" for 2001. Tim Tingle lives in Canyon Lake, Texas, near San Antonio. Artist Jeanne Rorex Bridges traces her heritage back to her Cherokee ancestors. Born in Oklahoma, her work is nationally known and has won many awards in Native Americanart shows, including the 2005 Best of Show at the Five Civilized Tribes Museum. Crossing Bok Chitto is her first fully illustrated book.