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A review by jdintr
How I Became a Ghost, Book 1: A Choctaw Trail of Tears Story by Tim Tingle
3.0
How I Became a Ghost is a tough book to categorize.
It seems to be written for a middle-grade audience. Kids as young as 3rd or 4th grade would be able to read and understand it. But the subject matter is very, very heavy, even disturbing for this 40-something reader.
The main character knows from the beginning that he will die. He witnesses horrific scenes perpetrated against his Choctaw tribesmen by American soldiers. He moves through an environment full of ghosts. The book is eerie. Disturbing. Haunting.
This is an important, vivid look at the Trail of Tears, taking the reader deep into the pain and horror that the Choctaw (along with the Chickasaw and Cherokee) faced as they left their homeland for the unknown. I'm just not sure who its intended audience is.
It seems to be written for a middle-grade audience. Kids as young as 3rd or 4th grade would be able to read and understand it. But the subject matter is very, very heavy, even disturbing for this 40-something reader.
The main character knows from the beginning that he will die. He witnesses horrific scenes perpetrated against his Choctaw tribesmen by American soldiers. He moves through an environment full of ghosts. The book is eerie. Disturbing. Haunting.
This is an important, vivid look at the Trail of Tears, taking the reader deep into the pain and horror that the Choctaw (along with the Chickasaw and Cherokee) faced as they left their homeland for the unknown. I'm just not sure who its intended audience is.