AnyBook4Less.com	Find the Best Price on the Web Order from a Major Online Bookstore
Home  |  Store List  |  FAQ  |  Contact Us  |
Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine Save Your Time And Money Keyword AuthorISBN

Title: Betrayal at Cross Creek by Kathleen Ernst, Jean-Paul Tibbles, Greg Dearth ISBN: 0-606-30093-7 Publisher: Turtleback Pub. Date: March, 2004 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.35

Your Country USA Canada United Kingdom Australia Austria Belgium France Germany Italy Netherlands Switzerland Currency AutoUSD CAD GBP EUR AUD CHF Delivery Only cheapest delivery All delivery options Include Used Books Are you a club member of: Barnes and Noble Books A Million Chapters.Indigo.ca

Average Customer Rating: 4 (1 review)

Rating: 4
Summary: Unpredictable and Exciting Yet Informative!
Comment: Intriguing historical information and an exciting mystery all rolled together into a fabulous book -- the name of the series says it all -- History Mysteries. This latest installment in one of my favorite series is no different. Betrayal at Cross Creek is the story of Elspeth Monro's, a Scottish immigrant to North Carolina at the start of the American Revolution, search for the person threatening her family. The thrilling adventure will keep readers fascinated until the surprising conclusion.
The story starts when Elspeth, her Grandda, and her American friend Mercy are frightened by Patriots trying to convince Grandda to join the Patriots. Elspeth and her family are threatened repeatedly after this. Grandda is undecided about which side to join, and Grannie, remembering the horrors of The '45, a war Scotland lost against England many years ago, is against the war altogether, and doubts the wisdom of fighting the powerful British army a second time. Elspeth begins to only feel at ease when she is at her weaving apprenticeship to Mercy's mother, Mistress Blair. But when she suspects Mr. Blair of betraying her family to the Patriots, along with Tall Tam MacRacken, who she's heard mysterious tales about, she thinks nothing could be worse.
However, the situation does get worse -- much worse. Elspeth's cousins, Duncan and Robbie, run away to join the Loyalist army and Grandda enlists too to protect them. Now Elspeth has to protect her grandmother and aunt. Can she keep her family strong and solve the mystery of their betrayal to the Patriots, too?
This book was a wonderful way to learn about a less-covered side of the American Revolution -- the role of the new immigrants who weren't on either side. I learned a lot, and enjoyed a great story at the same time. The plot was unpredictable and exciting.