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Recounts how England's first attempts to colonize Virginia resulted in the mystery of the lost colony of Roanoke Island, still unsolved after three hundred years.

"In August 1587, a group of about 115 English settlers arrived on Roanoke Island near North Carolina. They were there to establish an English colony. Later that year, the colony's leader left the island to get supplies. His return trip was delayed. When he finally returned in 1590, the colony and its settlers were gone. What happened to the settlers? Explore the theories behind their disappearance and why it has become one of history's greatest mysteries"--...

Time-travelers Jonah and Katherine are summoned to help another missing child from history, this time Virginia Dare from the Roanoke Colony, but their journey is sabotaged and goes dangerously awry, leaving them in the wrong time period. Includes author's note about the history of Roanoke Colony and Virginia Dare.

In the wilds of America, Rev. Thomas Colman must win beautiful, fiery Jocelyn's hand in marriage or face fifteen years of servitude.

"As tensions rise between the English settlers and the Native peoples on Roanoke Island, twelve-year-old Alis forms an impossible friendship with a native girl named Kimi"-- Provided by publisher. Includes glossary and historical notes.

"In 1587, Elinor White Dare sailed from England heavy with her first child but full of hopes. Her father, a renowned artist and experienced traveler, has convinced her and her bricklayer husband, Ananias, to make the journey to the New World. Land, they are promised, will be goodlier and more beautiful than they can ever imagine. But nothing goes as planned -- from landing at the wrong location, to facing starvation, to the endless wait for help to...