A Lion to Guard US
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · October 23, 2018
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- Who it’s for
- A young girl’s fierce sense of responsibility carries this historical journey through uncertainty and hardship.
- Themes
- Courage and faith, Family responsibility, Seeking a new home
- Genres
- Colonial & Revolutionary U.S., Sibling Stories, Survival Stories
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The inspiring classic that The New Yorker called "an exciting tale [with] top-notch writing," about one girl facing harsh conditions and huge responsibility as she brings her family to the American colonies. Featuring a heroine with faith, courage, and a great deal of grit, this acclaimed historical fiction novel portrays the realities faced by three children hoping to find a new home in an unknown land. Amanda Freebold doesn't know what to do.
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Her father left three years ago for the new colony of Jamestown in America, thousands of miles away. But now that her mother has died, Amanda is left to take care of her younger brother and sister all alone back in England. As the new head of the family, Amanda finally decides to take her brother and sister to America to find Father. The ocean crossing is long and hard, and the children don't know whom to trust. But with her father's little brass lion's head to guard them, Amanda knows that somehow everything will work out.
Grit Across the Ocean
A young girl’s fierce sense of responsibility carries this historical journey through uncertainty and hardship.
Come here for
- A capable heroine facing more than any child should have to
- A family’s search for a new home across a difficult ocean
Expect
- Historical fiction centered on courage, faith, and family
- A sustained journey shaped by uncertainty about whom to trust
Where it sits
| Colonial & Revolutionary U.S. | 100% |
|---|---|
| Survival Stories | 41% |
| Sibling Stories | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Orphans & Foster Kids
- Sibling Stories
- Historical Europe
- Colonial & Revolutionary U.S.
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- Stories Set in Europe
- U.S. Stories
- Homelessness & Poverty
- Boats & Ships
- Authors
- Clyde Robert Bulla
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- October 23, 2018
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Courage and faith · Family responsibility · Seeking a new home
- Reading lane
- Orphans & Foster Kids