Talking Leaves

Age of Revolutions
Talking Leaves Author: Bruchac, Joseph Buy at Amazon | BookShop.org Time Period: Age of Revolutions Time Frame: 1821 Geographic Area: North America Country: United States Topics: Cherokee Alphabet, Indigenous Americans Genre: Fiction Reading Age: Middle Grade, Upper Middle Grade Format: Chapter Book Published: 2016

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A work of historical fiction about Sequoyah and the creation of the Cherokee alphabet, from the acclaimed author of Code Talker

Thirteen-year-old Uwohali has not seen his father, Sequoyah, for many years. So when Sequoyah returns to the village, Uwohali is eager to reconnect. But Sequoyah’s new obsession with making strange markings causes friends and neighbors in their tribe to wonder whether he is crazy, or worse—practicing witchcraft. What they don’t know, and what Uwohali discovers, is that Sequoyah is a genius and his strange markings are actually an alphabet representing the sounds of the Cherokee language.

The story of one of the most important figures in Native American history is brought to life for middle grade readers. This text includes a note about the historical Sequoyah, the Cherokee syllabary, a glossary of Cherokee words, and suggestions for further reading in the back matter.

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