-hobybuchanon- Native American Indian Girl Returns Review

Tala reached into the folds of her blanket and pulled out a small bundle of yellowed envelopes, the ink faded but still legible. "They gave them to me the day I left. The matron thought they'd make me sad. She was right. But not the way she meant."

"He's been buying up everything for fifty miles. Land, water rights, even people." Tala's jaw tightened. "But he doesn't know about the old spring. The one where you found me. The one that doesn't show up on any map because my people never mapped it." -HobyBuchanon- Native American Indian Girl Returns

"Been ten years," Hoby said, his voice rougher than he intended. Tala reached into the folds of her blanket

"They changed my name. Said 'Tala' was too hard to pronounce. Called me 'Margaret.'" She almost smiled. "I ran away seven times. The eighth time, I stayed gone." She was right