This book is one of the best books I have ever read. Each character seems to come alive with each page. By the end of the book you feel like you actually personally know each and every character. I believe it takes a really talented author to make that happen. My favorite character in the book was Sarah. Her determination, courage, and spirit made the book. This book was excellent and I encourage anyone to read it, but I warn you, you won't be able to put it down until you are finished!

Sarah reluctantly travels to Virginia from England with the aunt she has lived with ever since she lost her parents. The journey is long and hard, but the hardship is multiplied when Sarah loses her aunt and finds herself alone in a new world.
Sarah works along side the other colonists, but, instead of working to make a new life, she works to earn enough for passage back to her old one.

As Sarah grows from child to woman, the hunger, death, never ending work, and other challenges that accompany settling a new land bind her to the people around her and forge friendships that make Sarah doubt her determination to leave. And, in a twist of fate, she finds herself losing her heart to a man who loves the land and is just as determined to never leave. Sarah may have finally found the place that she truly belongs, but, when tragedy strikes, will she stand by those who have come to love her or will she finally decide to flee?

This is my absolute favorite book of all time! It is romantic, tragic, adventurous, and ends exactly as it should. If you can find this book, do yourself a huge favor and get it a.s.a.p. If you're like me, you'll read it over, and over, and over again.

I read this book four years ago, when it first came out, and I still remember all of it, I enjoyed it so much. It's 1620, and fourteen-year-old Sarah hates the New World the moment she sets foot on it. An orphan, Sarah longs to return to England, and she decides to save up enough money for the journey. The other settlers discourage her, telling her she should either marry or become a servant. Sarah struggles to hold on to her dreams over more than two years as she matures and slowly begins to think of Virginia as her home, even falling in love. But violence and tragedy shatter her world, and she must start all over, with only her courage and hope for the future to sustain her. This is an excellant book, and though it is hard to find now, if you can find it, and you're a teenager that enjoys historical fiction, read it!

I received this book as a gift, and I read every single word. It contained really good advice that helped me to get through 6th grade. Now I'm better prepared for the rest of my time in middle school. The quotes made this book so interesting, and they were fun too. I keep the book on my desk so I can go back to the sections I need whenever I want.

I thought this was a great book! It was written in language geared toward Middle School youth and for boys as well as girls. It's a book that makes talking about difficult and sometimes awkward topics fun for kids. It's a great group work tool also.

This book has everything - fun quizzes (I loved the mad lib in the chapter on body changes), great study tips, and even stuff about bullies.

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