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The inspiring classic that The New Yorker called an exciting tale with topnotch 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 doesnt know what to do 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 dont know whom to trust But with her fathers little brass lions head to guard them Amanda knows that somehow everything will work out