Books like Trouble's Daughter by Katherine Kirkpatrick

In this historical fiction for middle‑grade readers, Susanna L., a nine‑year‑old English settler, is taken captive by the Lenape after witnessing the massacre of her family. Initially determined to resist, she struggles with the loss of her former life and the language of her captors. Over four years, Susanna adopts the Lenape name Mee‑pahk and gains allies such as the wise medicine woman Som‑kway and her Lenape sister Sa‑kat. Through these relationships, she comes to understand the humanity of her new community, while still honoring the memory of her mother, Anne Hutchinson, a 17th‑century Puritan critic. As the trade arrangements for her return begin, Susanna must decide what she truly wants, balancing her connection to both worlds. The novel depicts Lenape life with careful detail and sensitivity, offering young readers insight into 17th‑century Indigenous culture and the complexities of captivity and identity.

First publish date: 1998