18th century

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The Witch of Blackbird Pond – By Elizabeth George Speare

It is 1687. Kit Tyler is an independent girl who is forced to leave her home in Barbados to come to the new and rough country of America. What she finds there is very different from what she expected. But with her new family and a few special friends, Kit finds a deeper meaning to life and discovers more about her true self in the process.

Catriona AKA. David Balfour- By Robert Louis Stevenson

“Catriona” is the sequel to “Kidnapped”. Everything that was begun in “Kidnapped” is wrapped up in “Catriona”. However, it is not just an adventure story. It’s a romance, and a good one at that!

Kidnapped – By Robert Louis Stevenson

“Kidnapped” is now one of my favorite books!  I don’t know how it took me this long to finally read it. It isn’t hard to read, nor does it deal with adult content, or anything like that.  What it does have is sparkling characters, a beautiful friendship that isn’t always so beautiful, [...]