Trouble's Daughter

Trouble's Daughter


By: Katherine Kirkpatrick
Reviewed by: Lizzie, 17
Rating: Really liked it


Susanna Hutchinson is kidnapped, after Indians brutally murder her family. Now she is caught up with their strange ways of life. She starts questioning, if her loyalty is to her murdered family, or her now Indian family?

Usually, these kind of books, bore me. Though, I DO love Indians. It's just that, usually the narration is very boring, but it wasn't the case with this book. My my, it is intersting.

After her family is killed, she is taken by the Lenape Indians. At first, she hated them with a passion. But slowly, she starts to feel "love' instead of "hate" for this people. Now, being part of the indians, she is called, "Mee-pahk ", though she embraces it, she also keeps the murder of her family, at heart.

Not only do we read about her story, but we also learn about the Lenape indians, and their ways. The author gave the story a real good prespective on both sides of the coin. The whites attacked the indians, and killed many of their kinds, but the Indians did the same with there's too. So, Susanna soon understands that both sides suffer, and that too quickly, people can judge, without understanding.

Later on though, she is taken back to her white family, and she finds it hard to get back to that life style. In the end, it gave me a sense of appreciation and understanding for both cultures.


Recommended to: Anyone who loves History, etc.