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Reviewed by Kathryn Bennett for Readers' Favorite
Trekking to Ocmulgee: Spoken World Book One (Volume 1) by Ty Bard introduces us to The People of One fire craft people who have emerged from the collapse of the Great Mount Centers. The One craft are a confederacy beneath the shadows of the British, Spanish and French empires. Morning Light is a girl who flees the ruins of a burning chapel and takes with her medicine beads that have a special message. When she flees, she seeks out Hiram at Ocmulgee. Nothing is easy in this time, however, as war is brewing. So to keep Morning Light safe, Hiram sends her to Charleston and now she must adapt to a new way of life among the white people.
This story is a very interesting look into early Native American life. This is a part of history that I am very interested in and have wanted to know more about for as long as I can remember. The story telling by Ty Bard has given me a taste of what I want. The book has been written in a way that is engaging and entertaining while also having the right amount of facts to the tale. Morning Light is a character that anyone who has had to get used to a new area or a new life can relate to. Her whole life is uprooted and changed and she adapt to how things are done in a new culture with new people. While my own personal move across country was not as drastic as what she experienced, I can certainly understand the upheaval. I love a story where I can engage with the main character and I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a fantastic historical fiction.
