Over 100 captives were taken and began the long march of over 300 miles north to Canada. On a bitterly cold February night the French along with their Indian allies attacked Deerfield, Massachusetts. Cooney is a YA historical fiction novel based on a real event from 1704 Massachusetts. The Ransom of Mercy Carter by Caroline B. Personally I see this novel as a way of revealing that we cannot really know a culture until we have been immersed into it. This book is very well written and also can be used as an example to show plot, sequencing, and voice while writing. This is a real page turner that middle schoolers would enjoy reading. "The Ransom of Mercy Carter" is a novel that I would use as a lively supplement to a history lesson about Native Americans and their interactions with the colonials. After so much exposure, Mercy struggles to balance loyalty to her own family and traditions with a growing appreciation for the Kahnawake way of life. After a the difficult winter trek that takes them north to Canada, Mercy settles into life in a traditional Indian village. After their village is burned and many of its residents killed, Mercy and more than 100 other settlers are taken prisoner by the Kahnawake Mohawk. "The Ransom of Mercy Carter" is a historical fiction novel based on a real event from 1704 Massachusetts.
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