Title: Soft Rain: A Story of the Cherokee Trail of Tears

Author: Cornelia Cornelissen

Format: Paperback / Softcover (A Yearling Book)

Publisher/Imprint: Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers, a division of Random House, Inc.

Additional imprint mention: Delacorte Press (address listed: 1540 Broadway, New York, NY 10036)

Copyright year shown: 1998

Printed cover price: US $4.50 / $6.99 CAN

Genre/Audience: Children's historical fiction, middle grade; themes include Cherokee history and the Trail of Tears

Synopsis note (from back cover details): Set in 1838, nine-year-old Soft Rain and her family face forced relocation from their homeland, with rivers, mountains, and trials along the journey; a testament to those who lived through the Trail of Tears

Cover details: Illustrated color cover featuring Soft Rain with wagons and travelers in the background; spine labeled "A Yearling Book"

Notes: Vintage 1998 edition; please review photos for exact edition details and cover art