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==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==


Traveling down the [[Ohio River]] in May 1793, thirteen-year-old Amos and his younger siblings Clara and Jonathan are separated from their father during an raid by [[Shawnee]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Indians]]. The three children are swept down the river and must make their way back through the wilderness in the direction of the [[Marietta, Ohio]] settlement, hoping to find their father there. Their plight becomes still more dramatic — and dangerous — when Amos rescues a wounded Shawnee boy from drowning in the river. They call him Red Moccasin. Although Red Moccasin mistrusts them and his condition slows them down, Amos refuses to leave him behind to die. The children continue their dangerous journey towards the Marietta Settlement on their own.
Traveling down the [[Ohio River]] in May 1793, thirteen-year-old Amos and his younger siblings Clara and Jonathan and their cow Queen Anne are separated from their father during an raid by the [[Shawnee]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Indians]]. The three children and their cow are swept down the river ,and decide that they must make their way back through the wilderness in the direction of the [[Marietta, Ohio]] settlement, hoping to find their father there.They find an indian in the Ohio River. They call him Red Moccasin. Red Moccasin mistrusts them and his condition slows them down, but Amos refuses to leave him behind to die.Their plight becomes still more dramatic-and dangerous-when Amos rescues a a boy whom they call Red Moccasin from the river. The children continue their dangerous journey towards the Marietta Settlement on their own, but they get captured by Red Moccasin's grandfather. Amos is thinking about the Indian Chef Blue Jacket about how he got captured by indians to stay if they left his siblings go. They finally get to Marietta, and they find their father there.


==Characters==
==Major Characters in ''Danger Along the Ohio''==
===Amos===
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The oldest boy of the family. His brothers and sisters are Clara and Jonathan.


===Major characters===
===Clara===
* Amos: The oldest boy of the family. His brothers and sisters are Clara and Jonathan.
The only girl of the family. Her brothers are Amos and Jonathan.
* Clara: The only girl of the family. Her brothers are Amos and Jonathan.
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* Jonathan: The youngest boy of the family. His brothers and sisters are Amos and Clara.


===Minor characters===
===Jonathan===
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The youngest boy of the family. His brothers and sisters are Amos and Clara.
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* Father: Father of Amos, Clara, and Jonathan. His name is unknown.

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* Red Moccasin: He is a Indian that Amos Clara and Jonathan found. He is a Shawnee. His grandfather is Old Indian Man. His Indian name is unknown.
==Minor characters==
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* Old Indian Man: He is Red Moccasin's Grandfather. His name is unknown.
===Father===
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* Queen Anne: Amos, Clara,and Jonathan's cow.
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Father of Amos, Clara, and Jonathan. His name is unknown.
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* Simon: Amos old friend. Amos accidentally killed him with a gun when they where playing a game.It was when Amos [supposed to be not loaded] pulled that trigger and said "Bang,your dead!" The gun was loaded and it hit him in the stomach. It killed him a couple days later.

===Mother===
Amos's,Clara's,and Jonathan's mother. She died giving birth to Jonathan.

===Red Moccasin===
⚫
He is the Indian that Amos,Clara,and Jonathan found. He is a Shawnee, and his grandfather name is unknown. His Indian name is also unknown.

===Red Moccasin's Grandfather===
⚫
He is Red Moccasin's Grandfather. His name is unknown.

===Queen Anne===
⚫
Amos, Clara,and Jonathan's cow.

===Simon===
⚫
Amos old friend. Amos accidentally killed him with a gun when they where playing a game. It was when Amos [supposed to be not loaded] pulled that trigger and said "Bang,your dead!" The gun was loaded and it hit him in the stomach. It killed him a couple days later.

==Major themes==

One of ''Danger Along the Ohio'' major themes is about how the struggle for land against the newly founded United States of America vs. the Native Americans. Also, one of its major themes is how the europeans wanted to own land and how the Native Americans wanted people to share their land.


==Reception==
==Reception==
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===Industry reviews===
===Industry reviews===


*Kirkus Reviews
====Kirkus Reviews====


Kirkus Reviews said that <br/>
...Willis has created a rousing adventure; it will have readers turning the pages and rooting for the spunky Dunn kids all the way. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=UGa5q5iCI7gC&sitesec=reviews&source=gbs_navlinks_s |title=Danger Along the Ohio |publisher=[[Google Books]] |accessdate=2010-04-09}}</ref>
...Willis has created a rousing adventure; it will have readers turning the pages and rooting for the spunky Dunn kids all the way. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=UGa5q5iCI7gC&sitesec=reviews&source=gbs_navlinks_s |title=Danger Along the Ohio |publisher=[[Google Books]] |accessdate=2010-04-09}}</ref>


*From School Library Journal
====School Library Journal====
School Library Journal said that <br/>

...The author's sturdy plot advances distinctly and chronologically, resulting in pure suspense. She keeps her vocabulary action-oriented and her dialogue straightforward. The young Shawnee's presence raises intriguing philosophical questions regarding the nature of communication and the components of true friendship. After all of this, who could complain about a contrived happy ending?
...The author's sturdy plot advances distinctly and chronologically, resulting in pure suspense. She keeps her vocabulary action-oriented and her dialogue straightforward. The young Shawnee's presence raises intriguing philosophical questions regarding the nature of communication and the components of true friendship. After all of this, who could complain about a contrived happy ending?
<ref name="Amazon">{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/Danger-Along-Ohio-Avon-Camelot/dp/0380731517 |title=Danger along the Ohio |publisher=[[Amazon.com]] |accessdate=2010-04-09}}</ref>
<ref name="Amazon">{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/Danger-Along-Ohio-Avon-Camelot/dp/0380731517 |title=Danger along the Ohio |publisher=[[Amazon.com]] |accessdate=2010-04-09}}</ref>


*Booklist
====Booklist====
Booklist said that <br/>

...In this fast-paced adventure, Willis successfully re-creates the anti-Indian prejudice of 1795 when white easterners fought to settle Ohio.<ref name="Amazon"/>
...In this fast-paced adventure, Willis successfully re-creates the anti-Indian prejudice of 1795 when white easterners fought to settle Ohio.<ref name="Amazon"/>


===Awards===
===Awards===
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''Danger Along the Ohio'' has won the following awards...


====Spur Award for Best Juvenile Fiction====
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Danger Along the Ohio has won the following awards...
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''Danger Along the Ohio'' won the Spur Award for Best Juvenile Fiction in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.westernwriters.org/spur_award_history.htm#1998 |title=Spur Award History |publisher=[[Western Writers of America]] |accessdate=2010-01-21}}</ref>

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*[[Spur Award]] for Best Juvenile Fiction in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.westernwriters.org/spur_award_history.htm#1998 |title=Spur Award History |publisher=[[Western Writers of America]] |accessdate=2010-01-21}}</ref>


====Society of School Librarians International Book Awards====
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*Young Hoosier Book Award [Nominee] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.librarything.com/work/1274372 |title=Librarything.com}}</ref>
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''Danger Along the Ohio'' won the 1997 Society of School Librarians International Book Awards for Novel. (Grades K-6) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.literatureplace.com/awards/book.asp?BookID=955|title=Danger Along the Ohio-Create Award Winning Booklists|publisher=[[Literatureplace]] |accessdate=2010-4-9}}</ref>


====Young Hoosier Book Award [Nominee]====
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*Society of School Librarians International Book Awards 1997, Novel (Grades K-6) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.literatureplace.com/awards/book.asp?BookID=955|title=Danger Along the Ohio-Create Award Winning Booklists|publisher=[[Literatureplace]] |accessdate=2010-4-9}}</ref>
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''Danger Along the Ohio'' was a nominee for Young Hoosier Book Award <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.librarything.com/work/1274372 |title=Librarything.com}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 19:54, 8 June 2010

Danger Along the Ohio
AuthorPatricia Willis
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical fiction, Children's literature
PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date
March 17, 1997 (Hardcover)
April 1, 1999 (Paperback)
Publication placeUnited States
Pages192
ISBNisbn-10: 0380731517 isbn-13: 978-0395770443 Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character
Followed byThe Barn Burner 

Danger Along the Ohio is a novel of historical fiction written by Patricia Willis and first published in 1997, it was the paperback edition. A hardcover edition was published in 1999. There was also a limited edition library binding edition that came out on October 1999.

Synopsis

Traveling down the Ohio River in May 1793, thirteen-year-old Amos and his younger siblings Clara and Jonathan and their cow Queen Anne are separated from their father during an raid by the Shawnee Indians. The three children and their cow are swept down the river ,and decide that they must make their way back through the wilderness in the direction of the Marietta, Ohio settlement, hoping to find their father there.They find an indian in the Ohio River. They call him Red Moccasin. Red Moccasin mistrusts them and his condition slows them down, but Amos refuses to leave him behind to die.Their plight becomes still more dramatic-and dangerous-when Amos rescues a a boy whom they call Red Moccasin from the river. The children continue their dangerous journey towards the Marietta Settlement on their own, but they get captured by Red Moccasin's grandfather. Amos is thinking about the Indian Chef Blue Jacket about how he got captured by indians to stay if they left his siblings go. They finally get to Marietta, and they find their father there.

Major Characters in Danger Along the Ohio

Amos

The oldest boy of the family. His brothers and sisters are Clara and Jonathan.

Clara

The only girl of the family. Her brothers are Amos and Jonathan.

Jonathan

The youngest boy of the family. His brothers and sisters are Amos and Clara.

Minor characters

Father

Father of Amos, Clara, and Jonathan. His name is unknown.

Mother

Amos's,Clara's,and Jonathan's mother. She died giving birth to Jonathan.

Red Moccasin

He is the Indian that Amos,Clara,and Jonathan found. He is a Shawnee, and his grandfather name is unknown. His Indian name is also unknown.

Red Moccasin's Grandfather

He is Red Moccasin's Grandfather. His name is unknown.

Queen Anne

Amos, Clara,and Jonathan's cow.

Simon

Amos old friend. Amos accidentally killed him with a gun when they where playing a game. It was when Amos [supposed to be not loaded] pulled that trigger and said "Bang,your dead!" The gun was loaded and it hit him in the stomach. It killed him a couple days later.

Major themes

One of Danger Along the Ohio major themes is about how the struggle for land against the newly founded United States of America vs. the Native Americans. Also, one of its major themes is how the europeans wanted to own land and how the Native Americans wanted people to share their land.

Reception

Industry reviews

Kirkus Reviews

Kirkus Reviews said that
...Willis has created a rousing adventure; it will have readers turning the pages and rooting for the spunky Dunn kids all the way. [1]

School Library Journal

School Library Journal said that
...The author's sturdy plot advances distinctly and chronologically, resulting in pure suspense. She keeps her vocabulary action-oriented and her dialogue straightforward. The young Shawnee's presence raises intriguing philosophical questions regarding the nature of communication and the components of true friendship. After all of this, who could complain about a contrived happy ending? [2]

Booklist

Booklist said that
...In this fast-paced adventure, Willis successfully re-creates the anti-Indian prejudice of 1795 when white easterners fought to settle Ohio.[2]

Awards

Danger Along the Ohio has won the following awards...

Spur Award for Best Juvenile Fiction

Danger Along the Ohio won the Spur Award for Best Juvenile Fiction in 1998.[3]

Society of School Librarians International Book Awards

Danger Along the Ohio won the 1997 Society of School Librarians International Book Awards for Novel. (Grades K-6) [4]

Young Hoosier Book Award [Nominee]

Danger Along the Ohio was a nominee for Young Hoosier Book Award [5]

References

  1. ^ "Danger Along the Ohio". Google Books. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  2. ^ a b "Danger along the Ohio". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  3. ^ "Spur Award History". Western Writers of America. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
  4. ^ "Danger Along the Ohio-Create Award Winning Booklists". Literatureplace. Retrieved 2010-4-9. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ^ "Librarything.com".
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