{"product_id":"poison-in-the-colony-james-town-1622-9780425291856","title":"Poison in the Colony: James Town 1622","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe fascinating companion title to the award-winning historical novel \u003ci\u003eBlood on the River: James Town 1607\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter the colony of James Town is founded in 1607. After Captain John Smith establishes trade with the Native Americans. After Pocahontas befriends the colonists. After early settlers both thrive and die in this new world . . . a girl is born. Virginia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVirginia Laydon, an infant at the end of \u003ci\u003eBlood on the River\u003c\/i\u003e, has now grown up in a colony that is teetering dangerously on the precipice of conflict with the native Algonquins. Virginia has the gift, or the curse, of the knowing-an ability that could help save the colony, and is equally likely to land her at the burning stake as an accused witch. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVirginia struggles to make sense of her own inner world against the backdrop of pivotal years in the Jamestown colony. The first representative government is established, the first enslaved Africans arrive, and the self-righteousness of the colony's leaders angers the Algonquin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Virginia's mother first learns of her gift, she is terrified. \u003ci\u003eKill it\u003c\/i\u003e, her mother says, \u003ci\u003eor they will kill you\u003c\/i\u003e. When accusations and danger threaten, Virginia learns that she is on her own; her mother must protect her young sisters rather than stand up for her. So begins a journey of self-realization and increasing strength, as Virginia goes from being a self-protective young girl to someone who knows she must live her own truth even if it will be the end of her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElisa Carbone\u003c\/b\u003e taught in the Speech Communications department at the University of Maryland, but now she enjoys being a full-time writer and part-time rock climber, windsurfer, and white-water kayaker. \"The physical exertion of the sports balances out the mental exertion of writing,\" she says. She loves doing the research required to write historical fiction and is fascinated by the small details of everyday life in the past. Ms. Carbone's Sarah books, \u003ci\u003eStarting School with an Enemy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSarah and the Naked Truth, \u003c\/i\u003e have been praised for their accessibility to reluctant readers.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Young Readers Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50510417330450,"sku":"9780425291856","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9af2ae6d-d7c9-494b-979f-73a79b92ec08.jpg?v=1730924661","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/poison-in-the-colony-james-town-1622-9780425291856","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}