Calico Captive (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780618150762)

In the year 1754, the stillness of Charlestown, New Hampshire, is shattered by the terrifying cries of an Indian raid. Young Miriam Willard, on a day that had promised new happiness, finds herself instead a captive on a forest trail, caught up in the ebb and flow of the French and Indian War.
It is a harrowing march north. Miriam can only force herself to the next stopping place, the next small portion of food, the next icy stream to be crossed. At the end of the trail waits a life of hard work and, perhaps, even a life of slavery. Mingled with her thoughts of Phineas Whitney, her sweetheart on his way to Harvard, is the crying of her sister's baby, Captive, born on the trail.
Miriam and her companions finally reach Montreal, a city of shifting loyalties filled with the intrigue of war, and here, by a sudden twist of fortune, Miriam meets the prominent Du Quesne family, who introduce her to a life she has never imagined. Based on an actual narrative diary published in 1807, Calico Captive skillfully reenacts an absorbing facet of history.

Author: Elizabeth George Speare
ISBN-10: 0618150765
ISBN-13: 9780618150762
Publisher: Clarion Books
Language: English
Published: 10/29/2001
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.90d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 5062 / Calico Captive


Review Citation(s):
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2001 pg. 92 - Superior,Well Above Average
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2002 pg. 92 - Superior,Well Above Average