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Summary: A BRIDGE BETWEEN TWO CULTURES
Review: Book Three of the Lyon Saga is a gentle sequel with less action/adventure than the previous books, but more personal drama and internal turmoil, as Jess matures into a woman at the tender age of 17. She and her Indian fiancee are eager to start their life as a married couple, yet Jess' emotions are torn as her ailing father is sinking fast. A small group of the orignal colonists is determined to branch off and seek rumored English settlers farther south on the mainland. Jess, of course, volunteers as one of the guides. This book chronicles her marriage and maternity; we witness a newcomer to the mixed community and a 2nd interracial marraige. The animal population increases and Jess amazes even her stern father-in-law by trying to raise 3 wolf cubs. This book shares her introspective musings on life, death, motherhood, and living at peace with nature--human and animal. A subtle plea for human understanding in these times of racial tension. Stainer presents a peaceful version of the fate of some of the survivors of the Lost Colony of Roanoak. As if to compensate for the decrease of violence in the first two books, she closes PRIDE with a deliberate cliff hanger--teasing us to read on! Those traditional enemies of England, Spanish sailors and pirates, scour the Virginia coastal islands for English prey. But something good comes ashore all the same. Bravo for the way Stainer blends spiritual and Christian values as an underlying theme of the brotherhood of man and the will to survive.
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Summary: A BRIDGE BETWEEN TWO CULTURES
Review: It's 1589. Two years have passed since the English governer of the Roanoake Colony returned to England for supplies, and he still hasn't returned. Jess, now sixteen, her family, and some of the colonists are living with friendly Indians on Croatoan Island, and Jess is in love with a young man from the tribe, and she hopes to marry him soon. Then, Eleanor Dare and several others decide to head inland to search for the rest of the colonists. Jess and her friends offer to lead them part of the way. It's a dangerous journey, and their are new perils every step of the way. Will Jess be able to return to her life with the Indians on Croatoan Island?
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Summary: Painless learning about the Roanoke Colony!
Review: The hardships the Roanoke colonists faced are depicted vividly in... the historical fiction series.The total effect of the Lyon Saga is a satisfactory one.
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Summary: What happened to Eleanor Dare?
Review: This third book in the Lyon Saga series tells what may have happened to Eleanor Dare and her baby Virginia. They headed inland in search of other colonists. An exciting story full of danger at every turn. Highly recommended!
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