The blue tattoo cover

The blue tattoo

by Margot Mifflin

The biography of Olive Oatman (1837–1903), who was orphaned when her Mormon pioneer family was killed by Yavapai Indians, enslaved by her captors, traded to Mohave Indians who tattooed her face and raised her as their own, and then ransomed back to white society.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?