Author: Michael Dorris
Genre: Historical Fiction
Grade level: 3-7
Morning Girl is a novel about a little Native American girl named Morning Girl. She got this name because she wakes up with the sun. She and her family live in a vibrant community and live a normal life, have the same imaginations, wants, and needs as everyone else. In the end, there world changes when Christopher Columbus's ship sails in and disrupts the lives of the Natives living there. It is saddening to think of what happens to the lives and communities of these peoples after Columbus arrives.
There are no illustrations in this novel, although the author paints a very vivid picture of the setting and each character. The author is very descriptive throughout the book. While reading the book, you can imagine everything the writer is describing.
This is a novel written based on an entry in Christopher Columbus's diary. This is a great read for students when they are learning the details of the founding of the Americas because this shows a different perspective than what is usually taught, which is the viewpoint of the Westerners. This shows what the lives of the Native Americans were like before the Westerners came to the Americas.
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