Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison
by Lois Lenski
Middle grade · ages 8–12 · grades 3–7 · 720L · 2013
Why we'd hand it over
A sobering, respectful account of actual captivity and cultural adoption that complicates the frontier narrative—Mary's agency and her choice to stay with the Seneca make this far more complex than typical captive stories.