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Summary: I am Regina
Review: Imagine you were living in the late 1700's and your white man's name was changed, would you want that name? How would you feel if you and your sister were kidnapped? That's exactly what happens to Regina Leininger and her sister Barbara in the novel I am Regina by Sally M.Keehn. Regina's life is perfect that is until her father and brother are killed and she is forced to live with a Native American tribe. Regina must learn how to survive in this new way of life. Regina repeats her name throughout the book so she doesn't forget her past. Regina's name was changed to Tskinnak which means blackbird. She was only ten years old when she was captured. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in learning about Native Americans and their lifestyles.
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Summary: An Excellent Book!
Review: It all starts off with Regina Leininger and her family. Her mother went off to the mill with her brother, John and dog, Jack. Meanwhile two Allegheny Indians were nearby. Soon after they entered Regina's home and killed Regina's father and brother Christian. Barbara, Regina's sister, and Regina were captured. Read the book and find out what happens to Regina and her sister as their life changes forever!
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Summary: My 7th greatgrandmother's sister is Regina
Review: It was great reading this book. I read it for the first time in 1995 when I was 13 years old. My 7th great grandmother was Barbara Leininger, Regina's older sister, who escaped from the Indians. It was interesting finding a book on the market that pertained to something that I knew had happened in my family. Although I am not descended from Regina, I still feel for her and what she could have gone through as a child. I don't think everything happened to her that is mentioned in the book, but I do know that it must have been a miracle to see her mother from just singing a song in German, when she had been speaking the Indian language for 9 years. For those who love reading about history, this book is a must!
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Summary: IAm Regina Book Review
Review: On a scale of 1 to 10 I rate this book a 9 because the author described the book very vividly. It was written very well and kept me hanging on every word. It was a real page turner. It was about a 12 year old girl who was captured by Native Americans. and forced to become a bmember of their tribe. one of the things that kept it from being a ten was that it was real scary and sad. I found it hard to believe that something this bad could happen in what is now our own backyard. The sadness also leads to another good thing, that it was real and not stereotypical like most Native American stories. they did not say that every Native American has long jet black hair and walks around silently while shooting white people with a bow and arrow; ot that every day they dress up in war paint and do special dances around a campfire. It said only the truth. It showed that Native Americans are not savages, but people like you and me. I recommend this book to people who like sad things, and to people who like Native American stories or who stereotype Native Americans. But this is a good book for anyone who likes to read. It is a great book and you don't want to miss it. So put it on your to read list.
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Summary: A Book That Makes You Want To Keep Readng
Review: On the first day of school my teacher(The best teacher in the world)told us she was going to read us a historical fiction book. She reads to us because she thinks you should learn using all of your senses so she reads to us. Well like most 7th graders we usualy can't stay still for long. So she reads to us and we color while we listen. We are at the end. Everyday when she stops we ask her if she has to stop because we just can't to find out what happends next. But she dosen't. She always says no that way all of us will come back the next day to find out what happends. It actualy teaches us a lot about english and all kinds of things because while shes reading she stops sometimes or at the end to do context clues and figure out words we don't know. I recomend this book to any young adult. IT IS GREAT.
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Summary: How I came to write the novel - I Am Regina
Review: People often ask me where I discovered the true story upon which my historical novel, I Am Regina, is based. Back in 1980, I was researching a travel book my husband and I were writing on the Pennsylvania Dutch Country and we attended the Kutztown Folk Festival. At the festival, I read in the program of the reenactment of Regina's kidnapping by Indians at the beginning of the French and Indian Wars. I never saw that reenactment; I'm not sure why. But what I read started me on a nine year journey to write a story that evolved from a chapter in a non-fiction book I was writing on wilderness women of the Pennsylvania frontier, which was never published, to a magazine article, which was never published, to a novel which, after three years of work with my editor, Patricia Lee Gauch of Philomel Books, finally was. It was an interesting journey, sparked by that sincle incident, a kidnapping. And here I was - a woman who wasn't that interested in history, because I had trouble memorizing names and dates! It wasn't until I met Regina that I discovered that history, even the word itself, is composed of "story." To pursue Regina's story, I had to find out what life was like for the Pennsylvania German farmer with whom she lived her first ten years, and for her Native American captors with whom she lived the next nine. I didn't know that the Eastern Woodland Indians lived in bark-covered huts. That the men and boys would pluck the hairs from their faces with tweezers or shells. That the Indians often adopted white captives and made them part of their family. It was a nine year journey of discovery for me. And it all started with a single line in a festival program.
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Summary: Regina gets kidnapped by Indians and goes back to her mom.
Review: Regina gets kidnapped by Indians. Her and a little 3 year old girl named Sara go to a village and live with an old lady named Woelfin and a girl named Nonschetto. Woelfin names Regina, Tskinnak, and Sara, Quetit. Nonschetto and Tskinnak become practically sisters. Nonschetto gets killed by Frenchmen while she was trading with them. Then Quetit gets sick and couldn't help Tskinnak with the daily chores Woelfin always gives them. Then a white man and his army comes in front of their door. He said his name was Colonel Bouquet and was their to bring Regina and Quetit back home. So he burned down the hut and took them back to the Fort. There, Regina had found her mother.
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Summary: You wont believe it, finally a good book!
Review: Regina is a girl about 10 years old when she is captured by the Indians. Her Father and brother are scalped. However, Regina travels miles and miles until finally she gets to the indian village where she will stay. She was expecting a warm welcome but instead she had to... If you want to find out more read the book. I liked this book because it was a true story and had alot of action.
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Summary: ¿What a story!¿
Review: Regina is kidnapped by the Allegheny Indians and her life changes forever. Her father and brother are scalped by the Indians. Barbara, her sister is separated from Regina, and her family's Pennsylvania house is burned down to the ground. Regina can only hope that her mother who is away from home at the time, will live. From the moment Regina reaches her new home with the Allegheny Indians in their village her life changes completely and quickly.From then on she will be called by her new name, Tskinnak. She forgets the white man's words, she forgets her real name and even the way her mother looks. Will Regina reunite with her mother? Will she recognize her if she sees her? Read the book to find out!
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Summary: "Two Thumbs Up!"
Review: The book "I AM REGINA", is based on a true story about a girl named Regina that had a sister Barbara, that were held captive by Indians and it changes everything forever. Regina also had a mother, father, two brothers, and her sister Barbara. One day her mother and her brother went out to get water from a mill, and that's when the Indians came. her father and brother were killed by the Indians, but they let Regina and Barbara live and the Indians held them captive. They walked about 3 months and then Regina and her sister were separated. Soon they came to the Indian village. Regina became a daughter to an Indian woman named Wolfin. Her new Indian name is now Tskinnak. she gets to like the Indians that she lives with, and ones she doesn't. She becomes happy there but she wonders if her mother or brother are still alive and if she will ever see them again. To find out, read the book!
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