Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison is a children's biographical novel written and illustrated by Lois Lenski. The book was first published in 1941 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1942. Indian Captive is a historical fiction book retelling the life of Mary Jemison, with a few minor twists. The story is very similar to Mary Jemison's true life. Plot summary Twelve-year-old Mary Jemison took her peaceful days on her family's farm in eastern Pennsylvania for granted. But on a spring day in 1758, something happened that changed her life forever. A band of warriors invaded the house and took the Jemison family captive. Mary was separated from her parents and brothers and sister. Before she was given an Indian name, she traveled with the Indians to southern Ohio and later to a Seneca village on the Genesee River in what is now western New York. Mary's new life was not easy. She misses her family terribly, and she was unaccustomed to Seneca ways. Several times she even tried to run away. But the Indians were kind to her and taught her many things about the earth, its plants, and its creatures. They named her "Corn Tassel" after the tassels of corn when she first arrived in the village in southern Ohio, one of her favorite things. She became a sister to animals and to all growing things. Corn Tassel made some Indian friends such as Shining Star, one of the two sisters who brought her to their old Indian Village: Seneca Town before they went to Genesee Town by the Falling Waters; Little Turtle/Turkey Feather, an Indian boy who taught Mary how to speak the Indian language; Earth Woman, an Indian woman who not only took care of her since she arrived in Genesee Town, but also taught her how to make a pot out of clay; and Beaver Girl, an Indian girl the same age and size as Corn Tassel and wanted to be her friend. Mary grew close to Shining Star, Blue Jay/Blue Trout (Shining Star's baby son) who Mary took care of since adopted into the Seneca, Earth Woman, Little Turtle/Turkey Feather, and Beaver Girl as the story progressed on. An old trader came and delivered the news of the death of her family, they were tomahawked to death by the Indians shortly after she was separated from them. Then Mary was finally given