{"product_id":"words-spoken-true-anne-broyles-9781546161080","title":"Words Spoken True","description":"\u003cb\u003eAward-winning author Anne Broyles weaves the lyrical story of fourteen-year-old Jane Bushyhead and her family's forced removal, upon threat of death, from their home in the ancestral Cherokee Nation. Based on a true story, this evocative, compelling account of the pain and hardships endured, as well as the love and courage summoned by the Cherokees on the Trail of Tears, is equal measures heartbreaking and hopeful.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJane Bushyhead dreams of one day becoming a teacher. But everything changes when she and her family are forced from their ancestral Cherokee homeland by US soldiers at gunpoint. After months of imprisonment and uncertainty, Jane and her people are then ordered to march eight hundred miles to \"Indian Territory\" (modern-day Oklahoma) during one of the worst winters of the 19th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a grueling journey--many of the Cherokee people are barefoot and unprepared for the freezing weather--and all go hungry as supplies dwindle and sickness abounds. Yet, Jane finds romance with a young man who has been adopted by the Cherokees and comfort within the loving embrace of her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the dangerous journey unfolds, and Jane finds purpose in teaching and recording the stories of her people, she will be forced to bear witness as they perish from starvation, disease, and deadly hazards of the trail. Soon, Jane will have to face an impossible choice between love and her own family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning author and enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation, Anne Broyles brings the Trail of Tears to desperate, vivid life in this beautiful story about courage, community, memory, and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anne Broyles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1546161082\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781546161080\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scholastic Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Anne Broyles","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48460281708799,"sku":"9781546161080","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c0904d3a-88ae-4546-9004-c9a8c640bb03.jpg?v=1777413727","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/words-spoken-true-anne-broyles-9781546161080","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}