Blood on the River is an exceptional book that I have learned a lot from. Once you start to read it, its almost impossible to put down. I love history and this is a very informational and exciting book. I was kept on the edge of my seat almost the whole time. Elisa Carbone is a wonderful writer, she writes so descriptively it feels as though you are there. I would defiantly read another one of her books.
400 years ago a boy named Samuel Collier fought to survive in James Town. He came from nothing, a street boy, an orphan, and even a thief, seems headed for a life on the streets of London. When he becomes a page for Captain John Smith on a ship called the Susan Constant, on his way to the New World, he can not believe his good luck. The rumor is that gold washes ashore with every tide. Although the begging of a stormy journey and his first contact with the natives he realizes that what he imagined of the New World. In the New World it is hard to know who is friend or foe. The settlers troubles are just begging- the summer of 1607 brings a mysterious illness and winter brings starvation. Will Samuel survive this mysterious illness and starvation to be able to find out who he truly is?
Reviewed by: Naturegrl
