Samuel Collier can’t believe his good fortune! Captain John Smith chose him to be his page and accompany him on a voyage to the New World. But is it good fortune for Samuel after all? Treacherous life at sea for all those months, a new land with Indian raids, disease, hunger, and death will all be a part of his “new” life. Could life as a page be worse than his current life as a street urchin, thief, and fighter?
Historical Fiction Carbone, Elisa. Blood on the River: Jamestown in 1607. New York: Viking, 2006.