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HarperCollins, 2018-23-10

Lion to Guard Us

Lion to Guard Us

Clyde Robert Bulla, Author

Michele Chessare, Illustrator

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9780064403337

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Left on their own in seventeenth-century London, three impoverished children draw upon all their resources to stay together and make their way to the Virginia colony in search of their father.
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In 1609 London, three siblings embark on a perilous journey to reunite with their father in the New World. Amidst loss and uncertainty, they discover that courage and resilience can turn adversity into adventure. This historical tale illuminates the enduring strength of family bonds and the transformative power of hope.

Keywords and Themes: & Underwater Craft • Action & Adventure • Activity Books • Adaptability • Boats • Chapter Books • Family • General • Historical • Hope • Justice • Juvenile Fiction • Leadership • Orphans & Foster Homes • ourage • Perseverance • Places • Poverty & Homelessness • Readers • Resilience • Responsibility • Ships • Siblings • Social Themes • Transportation • Trust • United States • United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods

Readability • 3.2

Age Range • 8-12

Pages • 128

Subjects • Voyages and travels

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure • Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods • Juvenile Fiction | Family | Orphans & Foster Homes • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Poverty & Homelessness • Juvenile Fiction | Transportation | Boats, Ships, & Underwater Craft • Juvenile Fiction | Places | United States • Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Chapter Books • Juvenile Fiction | Activity Books | General • Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings

Amanda Freebold doesn't know what to do. Her father left three years ago for the new colony Jamestown, in America, thousands of miles away. All Amanda has to remember him by is a little brass lion's head he gave his family to guard them while he is gone. Now her mother has just died, leaving Amanda to take care of her younger brother and sister.
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