Little Mission on the Clearwater: a Story Based on the Life of Young Eliza Spalding by Wendy Lawton, Eliza grows up with her missionary family as the first white girl that is born in the Oregon Territory. She is happy seeing the Nez Perce Indians coming to know Jesus, and prays the Cayuse tribe will also believe. An epidemic breaks out among the Cayuse tribe, and Eliza witnesses the historical event known as the Whitman Massacre. Written with cultural appreciation for Native Americans, this adventurous story will encourage readers in their faith. Paperback, 160 pages.
