How I Became a Ghost follows the story of a ten-year-old Choctaw named Isaac. During the story it is revealed that there is a treaty to move the Choctaws out of their home and into a reservation, which happens much sooner than the treaty originally states and forces the Choctaw people to make the journey during winter. Isaac loses his home, is forced to live in the swamp for a short time, and eventually he and his family walk with the other Choctaws in the Trail of Tears. While this is a fictional story, and more aimed at a younger audience, it did show cruelty from the soldiers, though it was never particularly gruesome in its telling. Overall a good book. I’m interested to see what the second book in the series is like.