Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship & Freedom (Paperback)

from AbigailAdams26

Beautifully illustrated and powerfully told, Crossing Bok Chitto is a moving tale of friendship - a friendship that traverses, not just the geographical boundary of the Bok Chitto River (also spelled "Bogue Chitto"), but the boundaries of culture and race as well. When Martha Tom, a young Chockta...

from Mluke04

This story is a legend because it was passed dwn through the generations in the Choctaw tribe. The Choctaws actually did build a stone pathway under the surface of the Bok Chitto and some of the people did help runaway slaves. The setting is very important to this story and is created on the firs...

from RayJones63

A young Native American girl, Martha Tom crosses a river near her home where she meets a group of slaves. One slave is a boy her age that safely leads Martha Tom back home. They develop a friendship and Martha Tom helps the young boy and his family escape slavery into freedom by crossing the rive...

from JanaRose1

The Bok Chitto river seperates Choctow territory from United States territory. Slaves who cross the river are considered free. Marta Tom, a young Choctaw crosses the river to pick blackberries. While there, she meets and becomes friends with slaves on the plantation. Her friend's mother is to be ...

from kslack3

I really enjoyed this book. It was ironic because moments before we read this book, it was discussed in class that many times, particular pieces of history such as slavery and Native Americans are underrepresented in children's literature. I liked the point of view. A lot of historical fiction is...