News of the World is by Paulette Jiles. A wonderful piece of historical fiction. Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd travels through post-Civil War Texas reading newspaper stories to small town populations who either don't have access to news, can't read, or both. In Wichita Falls, he is approached and asked to escort a ten-year-old child who was kidnapped by the Kiowa when she was six and has now been rescued, back to her family near San Antonio. He reluctantly agrees, and finds himself drawn to Johanna in ways he never expected. A beautifully written and lyrical story. A Reader's Corner Highly Recommended Read.
Ratings: 11th grade - 10 out of 10 - P (profanity) - AC (mature thematic content) - V (violence).
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