The Ransom of Mercy Carter

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Summary: This book was awesome and I recommend it to everyone
Review: The story of Mercy Carter starts out slowly but slowly builds and turns into an amazing story. The beginning seemed to drag a little as Mercy described her life in the frontier town of Deerfield, Massachusetts. It seems as though her life is lived within the safety of the town because of the danger of Indians in the area. That worry proves real when Deerfield is overrun and most of the adults are killed - leaving the children and remaining adults as captives of the Indians. Forced to march hundreds of miles, Mercy finds that her life is changed forever - not only is she now an Indian captive, but she is also having to learn to live with the French and their Catholic ways. In the end Mercy will have to decide between her English life and the new life that could be hers.

I found this book a bit boring in the beginning, but once Mercy and the rest of Deerfield began their forced march I was right there with her. This story unfolds in the most amazing way and I found it hard to put the story down. Each step of the story sees Mercy as she struggles to survive not only the march, but also as herself. Mercy is a strong character and the most amazing thing is that you can feel the changes in her as she slowly begins to adapt to the world around her and survive. I have read several books from a similar time frame and I adored this book for the respect that it shows to both sides of the story. This is a book that I know I will read again in the future because I enjoyed it so much. If you find it hard to get past the first few pages then skim read and keep going because the story is amazing and deserves to be finished.

This is a story based on real events and it is an amazing introduction to what it must have been like to be uprooted from the hard working ways of the Puritans who made the world around them into what they considered to be the right way - to being introduced to the world of the Indians where they were more inclined to work with the land and nature rather than force changes on the land. A fantastic read.

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Summary: Slow start but a gripping ending
Review: The story of Mercy Carter starts out slowly but slowly builds and turns into an amazing story. The beginning seemed to drag a little as Mercy described her life in the frontier town of Deerfield, Massachusetts. It seems as though her life is lived within the safety of the town because of the danger of Indians in the area. That worry proves real when Deerfield is overrun and most of the adults are killed - leaving the children and remaining adults as captives of the Indians. Forced to march hundreds of miles, Mercy finds that her life is changed forever - not only is she now an Indian captive, but she is also having to learn to live with the French and their Catholic ways. In the end Mercy will have to decide between her English life and the new life that could be hers.

I found this book a bit boring in the beginning, but once Mercy and the rest of Deerfield began their forced march I was right there with her. This story unfolds in the most amazing way and I found it hard to put the story down. Each step of the story sees Mercy as she struggles to survive not only the march, but also as herself. Mercy is a strong character and the most amazing thing is that you can feel the changes in her as she slowly begins to adapt to the world around her and survive. I have read several books from a similar time frame and I adored this book for the respect that it shows to both sides of the story. This is a book that I know I will read again in the future because I enjoyed it so much. If you find it hard to get past the first few pages then skim read and keep going because the story is amazing and deserves to be finished.

This is a story based on real events and it is an amazing introduction to what it must have been like to be uprooted from the hard working ways of the Puritans who made the world around them into what they considered to be the right way - to being introduced to the world of the Indians where they were more inclined to work with the land and nature rather than force changes on the land. A fantastic read.

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Summary: Another great historical fiction
Review: The trend in young adult literature now is historical fiction and I love it. This was an intriguing book that once started was hard to put down. The details of the attack by the Indians and the march north to Canada were very gripping. This is the type of book that students love and open up the class room to great discussions. Read this book now.

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Summary: The Ransom of Mercy Carter
Review: This book is about an 11 year old girl's life when she is taken captive by Indians.This is during the war between the French and the English.Mercy Carter is woken up by indian noises and her family is taken captive.They must walk to an Indian camp and leave their homes in Deerfield, Mass.While walking, Mercy's sister and stepmom get killed because of their crying.Many others are depressed.Mercy meets a little boy named Daniel,whom she cares for during the long walk.She gets to know an indian named Tannhahorens,which means,"he splits the door."

When they arrive at the camp, many are separated from their families.Mercy longs for her father, who was away during the capture.She lives with Tannhahorens' wife, Nistenha.She starts to enjoy life there because she gets to eat.It's pretty gruesome how she enjoys not wearing clothes.During her life there she prays in her mind for god to watch her.She also prays for her brothers to be safe.All this time she is hoping for ransom.

One day a priest from Deerfield brings news. The french allowed him to come to the indian camp.Mercy and her friend, Joseph, come up excitedly. The priest,Father William, is appalled because they are naked and demands to see his daughter, Eunice.It is that day that made Mercy realize how indian she had become.She had made many friends and learned like an indian.She had figured out the indian language.When she goes to town to buy things with her family, she sees her cousin Mary,who has become french.Mary barely recognizes her and her adopted father calls Mercy a savage.

After a while, Mercy's family learns to trust her. Mercy decides to take advantage of their trust to ask to go to town to buy gifts.She leaves with some indian men including Tannhahorens. She meets some french sailors who seemed nice enough to take her aboard, in return for her Catholic cross necklace.Just as Mercy begins to think she's safe, a sailor tries to grab her.Tannhahorens appears and pokes his hand with a knife.Behind Tannhahorens was an army of indians, so the sailors do not fight.

Tannhahorens dies a while after that.One day someone shows up to ransom the children.Mercy wants to yell out where she is, but Nistenha stops her.She lets Mercy decide if she wants to leave and Mercy decides to stay.

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Summary: The Life Of Mercy Carter
Review: This book is excellent. This is what happens...


Mercy Carter is a 12 year old setterler in Deerfield, Mass. One day while her family is fearing an attack from the indians (they would be sent by the French, who are at war with the English) it happens. Mercy and her family are taken on a 300 mile walk from Deerfield to somewhere in or by Canada. While they are walking, the people who talk to much, or play, or cry, etc., are killed. By the time they get to their destination, Mercy's family is either dead, or she gets seperated from them, and all the white people are slowly becoming Indians. As the story goes along Mercy wonders if she wants the British to ransom her away, or if she wants to stay.


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Summary: The Ransom of Mercy Carter
Review: This book is very interesting it follows the life of Mercy , a young girl who lives with her step mom and takes care of her siblings. She lives in a settlement where it is very cold. Her settlement is attacked by Indians who kidnap most of the women and children and then kill almost all the men. The children and women are taken on a trek through the cold winter. Mercy slowly loses her siblings one by one until she is alone and is sent to a Indian camp there she learns of their lifestyle she is taught respect . Mercy finds that she enjoys Indian lifestyle. I like this book even though it is sad at parts. It helps you understand others. I would recommend this book to others because it keeps you wondering if they will ever be ransomed.

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Summary: Pretty good but Violent-not for all readers.
Review: This is a required summer reading book. So please keep in mind that my point of view is from a forced to read this book --reader. It really is a great educational book. Though I wan't to contact a lawyer to file a law suit for not telling the class and also letting the school district making the students read the book-or get bad grades. Just joking but I thought over that several times-very violent. THere are plenty of summarys of the book so you can get a very correct one somewhere else in this site. It's just very violent and has given me nightmares.
I really do think I could make a couple million off the district because I certainly know other kids are very frightened by the contents. Middle school kids. Actually I would rather not talk about what I read in the first 100 pages, maybe read the second half.
If you arn't scared of true violent books than jump right in!

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Summary: A very good historical fiction book
Review: This was a very good historical fiction book. I like how Mercy struggled with remembering her Purtitan family while being with her new Indian family. Although I don't really like the ending, i still liked some parts of how the book turned out. It was a book I couldn't put down, and I'm positive you won't either.

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Summary: the ransom of mercy carter
Review: this was one of the best books i ever read, it was loded with action, drama, a litle gore but it definatly was awsome. once you start reading you cant stop-i never read and i read this book in 3days. mercy is a strong 11year old adopted by indians, the ending of this bool will shock you, u also meet other characters that u may like, or dislike anyway it is a great book