This book catalogs the 2021 Remember the Removal bike ride. This is an annual ride taken by Cherokee youth which remembers the removal of their people from ancestral lands. They follow the path their ancestors had to walk (also known as the trail of tears) on bikes. It’s an arduous 950 mile ride that takes 3 weeks. They stop at historic Cherokee sites and learn about the history. Most of the book talks about this specific ride and recounts their day to day adventures, but it also includes a lot of historical information about what happened to the Cherokee people and why they were removed from their land. It states the facts without bitterness or blame and shows the events from the Cherokee perspective. It was very well written. There are pictures and maps in the book that help you learn more about the history. Most of the pictures are from the 2021 ride. I would have liked if they had included pictures of the historical sites they visited on the ride.

There are a lot of pictures in the book, but it’s more text than pictures. It talks about sexually assault and rape of the Cherokee women during removal. Based on those things, I would recommend this book for a middle school audience. Thank you NetGalley for the preview.