Project Gutenberg 2020-05-14 Public domain in the USA. 338 La Flesche, Francis 1857 1932 Flesche, Francis La LaFlesche, Francis La Flesche, Frank Henook-Makhewe-Kelenaka 1871 1919 De Cora, Angel DeCora, Angel Dietz, Angel DeCora Hinookmahiwi-kilinaka Cora, Angel de The Middle Five: Indian Boys at School Produced by Mary Glenn Krause, California Digital Library, Martin Pettit, Linda Cantoni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Middle Five: Indian Boys at School" by Francis La Flesche is a collection of autobiographical sketches written in the early 20th century. This work provides a vivid portrayal of the experiences of young boys from the Omaha tribe attending a mission school, exploring their daily lives, cultural backgrounds, and the challenges they face in a new education system. The narrative focuses on friendship, growth, and the contrasts between their traditional upbringing and the influences of schooling. The opening of the book introduces us to the emotions and experiences of a young Indian boy entering the mission school. The boy is overcome with homesickness, crying for his mother, while a kind older boy reassures him. As the chapters unfold, we learn about the structure of the school and the complex relationships among students from different backgrounds. The experiences of these boys, including their struggles to adapt to an English-speaking environment, their friendships, and their encounters with cultural differences, set the stage for a rich exploration of identity and belonging in an evolving world. Each sketch reflects the author’s intent to present the true nature of Indian boys and how they navigate their multifaceted lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Indians of North America -- Juvenile literature E011 PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Biographies Category: History - American 285150 2025-07-24T13:51:43.719913 text/html 287541 2020-05-14T08:54:16 text/html 1189391 2025-07-24T13:51:48.278926 application/epub+zip 544786 2025-07-24T13:51:44.464953 application/epub+zip 184322 2025-07-24T13:51:44.093925 application/epub+zip 642610 2025-07-24T13:51:51.196863 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 610863 2025-07-24T13:51:47.812897 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251365 2022-09-28T01:33:57.449216 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 255194 2025-07-24T13:51:43.239905 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 235184 2024-10-18T03:17:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 255665 2020-05-14T08:54:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20818 2025-07-24T13:51:51.353893 application/rdf+xml 25676 2025-07-24T13:51:44.180910 image/jpeg 3599 2025-07-24T13:51:44.137890 image/jpeg 1175362 2020-05-15T10:16:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 97733 2020-05-15T10:16:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 1180552 2025-07-24T13:51:43.795962 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia