Sing Down the Moon

Set in the 1860s, this historical fiction follows Bright Morning, a young Navajo girl whose peaceful life is shattered when she and her people are forced from their ancestral homeland by U.S. soldiers and marched to an internment camp at Bosque Redondo. The story depicts the resilience and strength of Native American communities facing cultural genocide and forced relocation. Through Bright Morning's perspective, readers experience the devastating impact of the Long Walk and the determination of the Navajo people to survive and eventually return to their homeland.