Blood on the River
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Blood on the River

by Elisa Carbone

2006•Historical•247 pages

Taste attributes: historicaladventurefamilyfresh & originalwholesomeimaginarylinearemotive & stirringcoming of agehuman spirit/resilience/survivalfish out of water/culture clash

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Boxlist takeWarm-hearted and emotional: a historical novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like warmth over edge.

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4.6 / 5

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About This Book

Twelve-year-old Samuel Collier is a lowly commoner on the streets of London. So when he becomes the page of Captain John Smith and boards the Susan Constant, bound for the New World, he can't believe his good fortune. He's heard that gold washes ashore with every tide. But beginning with the stormy journey and his first contact with the native people, he realizes that the New World is nothing like he imagined.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

HistoricalAdventureFamilyComing of ageHuman spirit/resilience/survivalFish out of water/culture clash

Subjects

Historical FictionJuvenile FictionPowhatan IndiansIndians of North AmericaHistory

Details

Author
Elisa Carbone
Published
2006
Pages
247
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