The Ransom of Mercy Carter The Ransom of Mercy Carter

The Ransom of Mercy Carter

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Publisher Description

Deerfield, Massachusetts is one of the most remote, and therefore dangerous, settlements in the English colonies. In 1704 an Indian tribe attacks the town, and Mercy Carter becomes separated from the rest of her family, some of whom do not survive. Mercy and hundreds of other settlers are herded together and ordered by the Indians to start walking. The grueling journey -- three hundred miles north to a Kahnawake Indian village in Canada -- takes more than 40 days. At first Mercy's only hope is that the English government in Boston will send ransom for her and the other white settlers. But days turn into months and Mercy, who has become a Kahnawake daughter, thinks less and less of ransom, of Deerfield, and even of her "English" family. She slowly discovers that the "savages" have traditions and family life that soon become her own, and Mercy begins to wonder: If ransom comes, will she take it?

GENRE
Young Adult
RELEASED
2001
April 10
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
256
Pages
PUBLISHER
Random House Children's Books
SELLER
Penguin Random House LLC
SIZE
2.3
MB

Customer Reviews

Nicolás H Aleman ,

Mind Catching

Stole this book from a teacher and never finished so bought I here to finish, childdddd this book had me shook and anticipation ran through my body. When they escaped I said “OUUUU JESUS” they did what they did but still left them people to burn under the house.

Hits Home ,

Great

This is a really good almost classic book. I was in 5th grade when I read it so..... Mayb 10 and loved it. Great for all ages. Highly reccomend

jessoe123 ,

Horrible

This is horribly written, cliched, and plot devoid

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