The Story of Katie is a fictional recounting of a waif of seven years old, who survived the massacre of Bad Axe in 1832. Her chief was Black Hawk who was captured in that battle and sent to the reservation along with others of his tribe. Katie was whisked away by her sister who soon abandoned her. Ashuwheteau, another Indian survivor, befriended her. Although wounded himself he was able to help her make it to the cabin of Mr. Thomas Jordan who took them both in. Just when Katie thinks she has made a new home her troubles only begin-within a year she loses one of her new found brothers and her father.