Thunder Rolling in the Mountains

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Summary: Definately one of O'dell's best! Excellent!
Review: "We are few, and they are many. They will devour us," says the chief of the Nee-mee-po tribe, Joseph. The early American Soldiers, called the "Blue Coats" by the Native Americans, were forcing the Nee-mee-po tribe of the Wallawa Valley, to a reservation far away. The tribe tries to make an agreement, but the soldiers won't give in. The Blue Coats begin a battle and the tribe must flee. Sound of Running Feet, the chief's daughter, doesn't want to leave, and neither do many other members of the tribe. The tribe must go to Old Lady's Country, where it is safe. There are many battles along the way and many people die. Most of them are the Nee-mee-po. Finally the tribe must surrender, but Sound of Running Feet and her fiancé, Swan Necklace, escape. Swan necklace is killed on their way to safety and Sound of Running Feet must continue alone.

This book was great! This is definitely one of O'dell's best. Thunder Rolling in the Mountains shows how Native American tribes had to have immense courage. Sound of Running Feet was a great character, as was her father Chief Joseph. This is a great book, and it is one of my favorites.

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Summary: Thunder Rolling in the Mountains
Review: Have you ever read a book where people are on the run and it seems like one big chase? This is your book. The main character in this book is an Indian girl whose name is “Sound of Running Feet”. Her tribe and basically her entire family is run out of her homeland by a mean one armed General who is a white man. The General and his army give this Indian Tribe thirty days to get off the land so they can bring people in to dig for gold. The Tribe does move off the land but every night they run into small wars with the Army so they are constantly being hunted and shot down. Sound of Running Feet was supposed to be married and planning for her wedding to “Swan Necklace” her fiancee. He becomes a big warrior fighting every night with the rest of the tribe. They are constantly in battle and it’s interesting how many twists this story takes. It is all set in South Dakota as they move out of the state. How do they find food to live on, and water to drink? The weather plays a nasty role throughout the entire book. If your looking for sunny skies and happy days? Then this is not the book. It grabs you from the beginning and keeps you hooked till the very end. Believe me!! Sound of Running Feet doesn’t end up in Disneyland.

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Summary: Thunder Rolling in the Mountains
Review: If you are interested in learning about the way the Native Americans were once treated, this may be a good choice for you. Personally, I did not appreciate it all. The violence was extensive. It was just plain horrible. I certainly would not recommend it for young children, or anyone is easily upset by violence. Historically however, it is well done. "My Name Is Not Angelica" was better.

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Review: This book offers American school children the opportunity to read about the truth of westward expansion, which most elementary textbooks gloss over or ignore altogether.

From the book:

My father sighed deeply. "We never make war on women and children, he said, "But the Blue Coats kill our women and children first. That is a shameful way to fight."

This book is important educationally to children and adults. Scott O'Dell is my favorite children's author, and this book is my favorite of those I have read. Also recommended: Streams to the River, River to the Sea, Island of the Blue Dolphins, and Zia.

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Review: this is so boring. this girl wants her land back and they cant have it so they move. half the tribe dies cuz they are moving away from the land they want. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz oh sorry i fell asleep writing this review. don't read it.