I Am Regina

It was great reading this book. I read it for the first time in 1995 when I was 13 years old. My 7th great grandmother was Barbara Leininger, Regina's older sister, who escaped from the Indians. It was interesting finding a book on the market that pertained to something that I knew had happened in my family. Although I am not descended from Regina, I still feel for her and what she could have gone through as a child. I don't think everything happened to her that is mentioned in the book, but I do know that it must have been a miracle to see her mother from just singing a song in German, when she had been speaking the Indian language for 9 years. For those who love reading about history, this book is a must!

This is a very well written book about two tragedies. One tragedy is the story of a young German-American girl, Regina. She witnesses the brutal murders of her father and older brother. She sees the destruction of her home. She endures a forced march into captivity. She is seperated from her beloved sister and is forced to survive in a completely alien and hostile environment where she is not even allowed to speak in her native tongue. This is a horrifying story. A true tragedy.Just as tragic is the story of the people who caused all the above to happen to this girl. They murdered her family, burned her home, forced her to carry a child on her back, and then attempted to brainwash her into becoming one of them. Yet by the end of the book one really sees the Indians as the real tragic victims of the story. War, disease, and alcohol, all brought by the Europeans, completely destroy the entire fabric of their lives. Regina, who discovers great kindness and love among the Indians, is a witness to both these tragedies.

Book Title: I Am Regina Author: Sally M. Keehn Reviewed by: Heather R. Lang and Kerry Beekman Book Rating: 9+ Book category: Historical Fiction We read this book and we want to review it. I Am Regina is a true story. It is such an exciting story!. But we wish Sally M. Keehn would tell more about what happened to Wolfin, the old Indian woman that raised Regina for the ten years that she was living with the Indians. We also would have liked to know more about Quetit the white girl. We are curious about her past and if she ever found out who she really was!?! We gave this book an excellent rating because of it's great plot!!!!!!

Book Title - I Am Regina Author - Sally M. Keehn Reviewed By - Jonathan Praino and Eddie Szabo Book Rating - 10 Book Category -Historical Fiction We read this book and we want to review it. We liked the book and we liked reading about the Indians. It made us see the Indians as a peaceful people. Regina, a white girl, goes to live with the Indians. We saw life through her eyes and from the point of view of the Indians. This story was based on true facts. It shows both how the white man and the Indians lived. The Indians and the white man traded with each other. The Indians got guns, ammo and liquor while the white man got furs and land .We learned that the white man showed the Indians their bad ways. Like when Tiger Claw traded furs for liquor and got drunk.The white man also brought diseases that sometimes killed the Indians like smallpox. We liked the book and the writing style of the author. It was easy to read and follow. We also liked how Regina sounded like she was actually talking. We recommend this book to all fourth and fifth graders!

Book Title: I Am Regina Book's Author: Sally M. Keehn Reviewed by: Natalie Dimant & Anil Fermin Book Rating: 10 Book Category: Historical Fiction We read I Am Regina and we want to review it. We rated this book a ten for many reasons. One of the reasons was that we liked the writing style. It was written like Regina was actually telling the story. Another reason why we liked this book was that we liked the plot. It was both exciting and tragic. We think the author wrote this book because she wanted people to see how it was to live with Indians and because she wanted people to see the Indian's point of view. This book shows us that the white men did not like the Indians because they were in the way of getting new land. The Indians did not like the white men because they took too much of their land. If we were the author we would write more about what happened after Regina got reunited with her mother.