Geraldine Brooks - Caleb's Crossing

Set on the island of Martha’s Vineyard in the 1660s, "Caleb’s Crossing" is narrated by Bethia Mayfield, a young woman who recounts the events that shaped her life and the life of Caleb, the Wampanoag Native American who would become the first person from his tribe to graduate from Harvard College. The story blends historical events with the fictional lives of its characters, and is told through Bethia's perspective, weaving together themes of race, religion, and the complex relationships between settlers and indigenous peoples.