Books : My Heart is on the Ground: the Diary of Nannie Little Rose, a Sioux Girl
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by: Ann Rinaldi
Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780590149228
ISBN: 0590149229
Label: Scholastic Inc.
Manufacturer: Scholastic Inc.
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 206
Publication Date: April 01, 1999
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Sales Rank: 372363
Studio: Scholastic Inc.
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Acclaimed historical novelist Ann Rinaldi makes her 'Dear America' debut with the diary of a Sioux girl who is sent to a government-run boarding school to learn the white man's customs and language.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - HORRIBLE
I cannot believe this bastardization of a historical event is still on the market. This is horribly inaccurate, using the actual names of Native American children that died, probably because of abuse,malnutrition,ect while they stayed at this horrible boarding school. The author obviously knows NOTHING about this particular tribe's customs and generalizes everything. I would not want any child to read this novel and get the wrong idea about what happened in the past. This does not deserve to be titled ... Read More
Rating: - Racism much worse than simple ignorance.
It's unbelievable that this book could get written, and published, much less be praised as it has been in some circles. It re-invents a dark and violent chapter of the oppression of Native Americans as an altruistic summer camp experience. For an incredible, in depth review, check out: http://www.oyate.org/books-to-avoid/myHeart.html. Avoid this book, except to speak out against it.
Rating: - Historically Inaccurate
Having recently read this book for a class I was appalled and astonished at its historical inaccuracies. Although billed as 'historical fiction' it is just fiction. Other than the name of the school and the names lifted off of headstones, there is no history here. It should not be treated as anything but fiction. See the following website for more details. [...]
Rating:  - Nannie Little Roses Story
The setting of this story took place at a school named Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania in the late 1800's.
The conflict of this book was the white men were invading the indian scools and villages, killing them and there food. The resolution was they had to move to reservations that was taken care of by the government.
Nannie Litlle Rose was best friends with Pretty Eagle. Little Rose swore she would keep the secret of Pretty Eagle going into trances. The indians believed ... Read More
Rating:  - Made Up
I'm a four-teen year old who really disliked this book because alot of things are just made up. On page 32, Nannie's mother asks, "What will you learn? To be more silly than you are?" Lakota Children where treated with alot more respect then that. Then another thing when Belle Rain Water gave Nannie a prayer stick, A hopi child wouldn't give a Lakota child a prayer stick! Sacred objects like these were/are not things children have or share. Just one of Ann Rinaldi made up things. And alot more botherd me while ... Read More
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