Dear America:My Heart is on the Ground: the Diary of Nannie Little Rose, a Sioux Girl, Carlisle Indian School, Pennsylvania, 1880
The Diary of Nannie Little Rose, a Sioux Girl
by Ann Rinaldi
Dear America
Reading Level 4-5 Moderate (Lvl 3)
Ages 9-12
The text is written at a 4th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.
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About This Book
A twelve-year-old Sioux girl shares her heartfelt experiences at a distant boarding school where she struggles to keep her culture alive while learning new ways. Through her diary, readers discover her determination to support her people amid challenging changes. This moving story reveals courage, identity, and hope in a difficult time.
Representation & Themes
MulticulturalHistoricalComing of AgeFamilySocial Justice
For Parents
Content Intensity
Level 3 — Moderate Gentle Mild Moderate Intense Very Intense
Real stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.
Content Flags
Cultural Displacement Identity & Self-Discovery Family Change Emotional: Loss & Grief
Data confidence: standard
Details
- ISBN
- 0590149229
- Pages
- 205
- Publisher
- Scholastic
- Published
- 1999
- Type
- Fiction
- Word Count
- 34,190
Genres
Juvenile Nonfiction
Subjects
FictionDakota IndiansIndians of North AmericaJuvenile fictionIndians of North America in fictionSchools in fictionBoarding schoolsSchoolsBoarding schools in fictionDakota Indians in fictionSocial conditionsRelocationNavajo IndiansNavajo girlsHistoryIndians of north america, navajo indiansIndians of north america, juvenile literatureIndians of north america, social conditionsJuvenile literatureSchools, fictionIndians of north america, fictionChildren's fiction