Children of Alcatraz – Excerpt
Children of Alcatraz Excerpt from the chapter entitled: Military Prison 1861-1934 Almost from the beginning, Alcatraz also housed a military prison. Bessie Crabbe got to know the Hopi Indians brought to Alcatraz in 1894 because they refused to let their children be sent to a government boarding school. Some prisoners were still kids themselves. Fifteen-year-old […]
A Child’s Alaska
This book now out of print. Hardcover and paperback editions available at online used booksellers like A Parent Council™ Selection Sequoyah Children’s Book Award Alaska. Say it slowly and it sounds like a melting glacier or endless miles of treeless tundra. Say it quickly and it sounds like a rushing river or an eagle in […]
Gold Star Sister – Excerpt
Chapter One Excerpt from the book “Gram, Ms. Chambers handed back our World War II papers today. I got a big fat C, which probably means I’ll get a C in the class, too.” “So tell me more about this report, Carrie.” “We had to interview somebody who had lived during World War II. By […]
Children of Alcatraz – Author Q&A
Students Ask Claire… What was your favorite part of writing Children of Alcatraz? I loved discovering the entire history of the island, not just the federal prison era. I was especially fascinated by the Indian Occupation and how the kids on the island were witnesses to a powerful protest. Did the book turn out […]
I Am Sacajawea, I Am York – Excerpt
Excerpt from the Book They call me Sacagawea, Birdwoman. But I am Sacajawea, one who carries a burden. My family gave me this name when I was only three. The Hidatsa of the Great Plains stole me far away from my Lemhi Shoshoni people when I was only a girl of twelve winters. I worked […]