Stone River Crossing

Stone River Crossing has an exciting premise: An enslaved black boy escapes the plantation with the help of a Choctaw girl. The book was the creation of Tim Tingle, a well-known storyteller and member of the Choctaw nation. While I was still reading it, a strange thing happened. Scholastic pulled Ti......more

Tim Tingle has opened a window wider into the past about the relationship between the Choctaw nation and African-American slaves in his new book, Stone River Crossing. As I began reading the book, I had a sense of déjà vu. As it turns out, the first 50 pages are an enhanced telling of the story foun......more

Didn't hold my interest. The characters were flat and too simplistic. In the portion I read, the novel lacked cultural detail. Native Own Voices authors for children are few in number for sure, but there are better books out there. Try Louise Erdrich or Sherman Alexie. Much like Alexie, however, Mr.......more

Another one from the backlist! 4.5⭐️ for this #ownvoices historical novel from publisher @leeandlow about a Choctaw girl and an enslaved Black boy who become friends. . . . Lil Mo's family is enslaved and works the fields on a plantation in Mississippi. One day he befriends a young Choctaw girl, Martha......more

Lil mo and his family are enslaved and about to be separated. But Lil Mo has made a friend, martha Tom, from across the river. She is Choctaw and knows the secrets of the river and manages to get his family out alive, and together. Thus begins Lil Mo's life with the Choctaw Nation, where he learns t......more