After U.S. soldiers attack twelve-year-old Tsatsi’s Cherokee village, his family flees to the Smokey Mountains. Facing storms, flood, and hunger, they’re forced to go where Stone Man, a monstrous giant, is rumored to live. Their journey is a dangerous one. Will Tsatsi find the strength to become a Cherokee warrior? And will they ever find their family again?
“The scenery was wonderful and I loved the action-packed scenes. As sad as the story was, I liked how all the characters were still hopeful and did not give up. We should all have the mentality of these characters. I adored the ending and it warmed my heart! 5 stars.” – Pages for Thoughts reviews
“The story starts off at a frantic pace and doesn’t let up, sure to pull in readers who normally don’t read historical fiction. The ending is perfectly executed.” – Greg Pattridge, Always in the Middle reviews
Charles Suddeth loves to tell stories of all sizes and shapes and flavors. He has published picture books, middle readers’ books, young adult thrillers, and adult mysteries. Of Cherokee heritage, he draws inspiration from hiking Tom Sawyer State Park and teaches in Louisville, Kentucky.
Local connection: Inspired by my great-great grandfather, Bill Pennington, who was born in 1830. During the 1838 Trail of Tears, he and his family fled from their Cherokee village and settled in a rural area a few miles north of Charlestown, Indiana. Nabb/Marysville/Otisco area. (as a baby, I lived in Bull Creek, a few miles upriver from Charlestown)
Print $12.95 ISBN 9781939844620
EBook: $3.99 ISBN 9781939844637
Links: http://www.dancinglemurpressllc.com/new-adultyoung-adultmiddle-grade
Amazon – https://www.amazon.com/Stone-Man-Trail-Charles-Suddeth/dp/1939844622/
iTunes – https://fnd.io/#/us/book/1455664389-stone-man-and-the-trail-of-tears-by-char
Kobo – https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/stone-man-and-the-trail-of-tears
Barnes & Noble – https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1130849102?ean=9781939844620
Goodreads – https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44453832-stone-man-and-the-trail-of-tears
Indiebound – https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781939844620
C. T. Suddeth 
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