Wilma Mankiller

By Jim Young

Eleven-year-old Wilma Mankiller knew her parents had made a big mistake.They had moved the family from rural Oklahoma to a strange, new city.One day, Wilma knew, she would return to the Oklahoma hills and live near other Cherokee families again.But until then, she searched deep down for strength.Author Linda Lowery tells how Wilma found strength in her Cherokee heritage.She also shows how a young girl grew up to become Chief Mankiller, leader of the Cherokee Nation from 1985 to 1995.Illustrations by Janice Lee Porter help bring this moving story to life.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0876148801
• ISBN13: 9780876148808
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 7 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 4