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Published: July 13, 2010
Words: 92998 (approximate)
Language: English
Ebook short description
Fact and fiction make an exciting blend in this adventure story, set 4,000 years ago in North America. Two kidnapped teens try to find their way home but face terrible difficulties - including raging rivers and forest fires. Keen-eyed readers will recognize natural landmarks that still exist today. Suitable for adults and teensExtended description
The Long Way Home is an exciting blend of fact and fiction, that brings glimpses of life in a Scythian village, of Mediterranean market places, of the tin mines in Britain and of Native villages in North America, as they were 4,000 years ago. Rebellion leads a young Scythian boy to abandon his village and run away to a trading center. Ignoring her father's warnings to remain in camp results in a young Native girl being taken into captivity.Fate brings them together in a native village. They plot their escape but have no clear idea of how to get home again. Their journey becomes an epic of survival and discovery, of invention and intrigue in the face of unimaged dangers.
The book is based on archaeological and historical research and is suitable for all young adult readers.
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discovery, survival, canoeing, historical fiction adventure native american scythian wilderness, treksAvailable ebook reading formats
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Review by:
Phyllis Iveson
on July 26, 2010 :
(no rating)
This Book, 'The Long Way Home' has an excellent story line.
The true facts and information has been Very well researched. and are extremely informative. A very enjoyable book to read. I look forward to the sequal.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)