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A review by diamontique
The Ransom of Mercy Carter by Caroline B. Cooney
5.0
The Ransom of Mercy Carter is a pretty good book, and it is just as good as I last read it (I last read this book about two years ago.). The book starts out in Deerfield,Massachusetts, in 1704. Mercy and her family have gotten to bed, and for some reason Mercy just can't sleep. Then, in a matter of minutes, there is an Indian raid on the town. About 109 people were taken captive, and are forced to march on a long trek to Canada. During the march, Mercy learns more about the Indians, and the fact that she may be adopted by the Indians is always a possibility is on her mind. She gets used to living with the Indians, and when ransom comes for her to go back to Massachusetts, she chooses not to go.
A subplot of the story is the relationship between Eben Nims and Sarah Hoyt. Of course, they fall in love and get married and live happily ever after, but of course I wan to know more! Hopefully Mrs. Cooney will write a spin-off about these two. ;)
All in all, this was a pretty awesome book. Maybe this is a subconscious reason why I'm so interested in history. At any rate, I highly recommend this book who likes some good YA historical fiction. And this book is a pretty light read (only took me about 3 hours at most to read), so if you don't like long books this fine.
A subplot of the story is the relationship between Eben Nims and Sarah Hoyt. Of course, they fall in love and get married and live happily ever after, but of course I wan to know more! Hopefully Mrs. Cooney will write a spin-off about these two. ;)
All in all, this was a pretty awesome book. Maybe this is a subconscious reason why I'm so interested in history. At any rate, I highly recommend this book who likes some good YA historical fiction. And this book is a pretty light read (only took me about 3 hours at most to read), so if you don't like long books this fine.