The Ransom of Mercy Carter

Caroline B. Cooney

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Ember
15 August 2011

General fiction (Children's&YA)

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?

By: Caroline B. Cooney
Imprint: Ember
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 207mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 227g
ISBN: 9780385740463
ISBN 10: 0385740468
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 15 August 2011
Recommended Age: From 12 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Caroline B. Cooney is the author of The Face on the Milk Carton, and its companions, Whatever Happened to Janie?, The Voice on the Radio, and What Janie Found, as well as many other acclaimed novels.

Reviews for The Ransom of Mercy Carter

""The drama of history unfolds in this gripping tale.” -- School Library Journal ""Cooney’s trademark staccato delivery keeps the pages turning.” -- Publishers Weekly