Cheyenne Rose

Magic Attic Club

by Laura E. Williams

Rose finds herself in a Cheyenne village in the mid-1800's, where she discovers many of the customs of her ancestors. She also discovers Sarah, the young pioneer child who has become separated from her family. Rose is determined to help Sarah, but the unpredictable plains weather proves dangerous for Rose and the others. Will her patience and courage win out in the midst of a raging prairie fire?

Genres: Fantasy, Childrens, Historical Fiction, Juvenile, Fiction, Adventure, Native American

73 pages, Paperback

First published January 5, 1997

About the author

Laura E. Williams is the author of Up a Creek and Behind the Bedroom Wall, which was named a Jane Addams Peace Award Honor Book. She lives in West Hartford, Connecticut.

Reviews

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this one as a kid. It was a cool adventure and time and place to go back to. And the food drive thing was Great to read about kids doing too.

[Faith Marshall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting, sweet, and following the Magic Attic Club formula of learning a lesson by transferring to another time and place, Cheyenne Rose was a quick, delightful read.

Side note: although not going deep into Cheyenne culture, the creators made sure to craft the book with careful research. The book does not justify the conflict between American-Indians and white pioneers, but then, what kid wants to read about violence, bloodbaths, and hatred based off the color of one's skin? Although it was romanticized, the author gave a dab of history that should leave kids longing for more information, especially on clothing, language, and tradition.

[Carson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This established Rose as having Native American ancestry. She is able to live as one of the Cheyenne tribe. All of the books exploring ancestry show a lot of girl power. One that has been reprinted in limited availability at dollar stores in recent years *past 10 years* so is probably easier to find now.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sweet young reader time travel story :) Rose travels to Cheyenne country and helps a little girl named Sarah find her father.

[Lucinda · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked it!

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really like the idea of having some place to go to think about my problems. It would be fantastic for me to address my problem in a different/make-believe situation and then go back to the issue that I had and have clarity on how to resolve dilemma. I think students would also like to have a spot where they could get away and be anybody who they would want to be. This would be a fun creative writing prompt: If you had the opportunity to pick any outfit out of an old chest and have an adventure… what outfit would it be, what would you do, and where would you go?

[Carol Hardesty · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Cheyenne Rose" is probably one of the most intimate stories in "Magic Attic Club". Rose literally gets in touch with her roots when she travels back to pioneer times and meets her ancestors. I know some people are curious about their roots. So traveling back in time to see where they came from would be a dream come true for them.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cheyenne Rose (Magic Attic Club) by Laura E. Williams -- I read this whole series as a kid, and it’s great for a magic loving middle grader! Happy Reading!