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The Ransom of Mercy Carter

By Caroline B. Cooney

By Caroline B. Cooney

By Caroline B. Cooney

By Caroline B. Cooney

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Aug 09, 2011 | ISBN 9780385740463 | Young Adult

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    About The Ransom of Mercy Carter

    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?

    About The Ransom of Mercy Carter

    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?

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    About Caroline B. Cooney

    Caroline B. Cooney is the author of Family Reunion; Goddess of Yesterday (an ALA Notable Children’s Book); The Ransom of Mercy Carter; Tune in Anytime; Burning Up; The Face on the Milk Carton (an IRA-CBC Children’s Choice Book) and its companions, Whatever Happened to Janie? and The… More about Caroline B. Cooney

    About Caroline B. Cooney

    Caroline B. Cooney is the author of Family Reunion; Goddess of Yesterday (an ALA Notable Children’s Book); The Ransom of Mercy Carter; Tune in Anytime; Burning Up; The Face on the Milk Carton (an IRA-CBC Children’s Choice Book) and its companions, Whatever Happened to Janie? and The… More about Caroline B. Cooney

    Product Details

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Historical Fiction

    Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Ember
    Aug 09, 2011 | 256 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780385740463

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Historical Fiction

    Ebook | $4.99
    Published by Delacorte Press
    Aug 09, 2011 | 256 Pages | Young Adult | ISBN 9780375899232

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    "The drama of history unfolds in this gripping tale.” — School Library Journal

    "Cooney’s trademark staccato delivery keeps the pages turning.” — Publishers Weekly

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