{"product_id":"riding-the-trail-cherokees-remember-the-removal-isbn-9781623543143","title":"Riding the Trail: Cherokees Remember the Removal","description":"\u003cb\u003eFollow Cherokee youths on a 950-mile bike journey retracing the Trail of Tears—from Georgia to Oklahoma—on the annual Remember the Removal Ride.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis inspiring photo-rich nonfiction book follows Native youth riding to remember history, linking past and present through culture, resilience, and activism. For ages 10 and up.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReaders follow Cherokee youth as they train for the Remember the Removal Ride, dive into the Cherokee language, and find out more about the important chapter in their tribe’s history. The ride began in 1984 and became an annual event in 2009. There are nearly 300 alumni, including coauthor Will Chavez, who was also a coordinator of the program.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere are 112 pages of photo-illustrated nonfiction penned by enrolled Cherokee Nation coauthors. This does something no other book does: presents the Trail of Tears in a contemporary context. While Cherokee people suffered that grim chapter in history, they thrive today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTraci Sorell is an award-winning author of children picture books and middle-grade books. Will Chavez is an award-winning journalist and photographer. Both creators are citizens of the Cherokee Nation.Best-selling author and Cherokee Nation citizen \u003cb\u003eTraci Sorell\u003c\/b\u003e writes inclusive, award-winning fiction and nonfiction in a variety of formats for young people. She is a two-time Sibert Medal and Orbis Pictus honoree for her nonfiction work. She has received many awards from the American Indian Library Association. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eWe Are Grateful Otsaliheliga\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWe Are Still Here!\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMascot\u003c\/i\u003e, among many others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAward-winning journalist, photographer, and Cherokee Nation and San Felipe Pueblo citizen \u003cb\u003eWill Chavez \u003c\/b\u003epreviously coordinated the annual Remember the Removal ride from 2019–2024, participated in the inaugural ride in 1984, and served as a mentor rider in 2019. He is an assistant editor at the \u003ci\u003eCherokee Phoenix\u003c\/i\u003e. He also serves on the board of directors for the National Trail of Tears Association.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Cherokee Nation’s\u003cb\u003e Remember the Removal\u003c\/b\u003e bicycle ride is a youth leadership program that includes a three-week, nearly 1,000-mile memorial ride to commemorate the forced removal of Cherokee people. The ride teaches culture, history, and language as youth cycle the same route their ancestors walked in 1838–1839.","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233516990693,"sku":"NP9781623543143","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781623543143.jpg?v=1767735782","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/riding-the-trail-cherokees-remember-the-removal-isbn-9781623543143","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}