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Original Title:	Calico Captive
ISBN:	0618150765 (ISBN13: 9780618150762)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	New Hampshire(United States)
Literary Awards:	Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (1959)

Calico Captive Paperback | Pages: 288 pages

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Title	:	Calico Captive
Author	:	Elizabeth George Speare
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 288 pages
Published	:	October 29th 2001 by HMH Books for Young Readers (first published 1957)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Young Adult. Childrens

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In the year 1754, the stillness of Charlestown, New Hampshire, is shattered by the terrifying cries of an Indian raid. Young Miriam Willard, on a day that had promised new happiness, finds herself instead a captive on a forest trail, caught up in the ebb and flow of the French and Indian War.
It is a harrowing march north. Miriam can only force herself to the next stopping place, the next small portion of food, the next icy stream to be crossed. At the end of the trail waits a life of hard work and, perhaps, even a life of slavery. Mingled with her thoughts of Phineas Whitney, her sweetheart on his way to Harvard, is the crying of her sister’s baby, Captive, born on the trail.
Miriam and her companions finally reach Montreal, a city of shifting loyalties filled with the intrigue of war, and here, by a sudden twist of fortune, Miriam meets the prominent Du Quesne family, who introduce her to a life she has never imagined. Based on an actual narrative diary published in 1807, Calico Captive skillfully reenacts an absorbing facet of history.

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A young adult fiction based in a true story. This story was based in the time of the French and Indian war beginning in America when a family is kidnapped by Indians and taken from their home in New England to Canada. It is a great adventure showing the ingenuity of a young woman who against all odds survives and thrives in the wilderness and then in the unfriendly French town of Montreal. I have read other books by this author and would willingly read others.

I wish I had read this book as a fifth or sixth grader, because it would have been my favorite (just like The Witch of Blackbird Pond). I loved how feisty the heroine is, even when she gets wrapped up in wanting to be glamorous, and I really didn't expect the ending, but it was definitely believable. Also, because I am super nerdy, I went from liking it to loving it when I found out it was based on a true story.

Calico Captive is the fictionalized version of A Narrative Of The Captivity Of Mrs. Johnson told from the perspective of Susannah Johnsons younger (by ten years) sister, Miriam. As would be expected with any captivity story, its fascinating, fast-paced and hard to put down. The author does an excellent job of portraying a young woman confronting the competing dangers of trying to stay alive, keep family together and maintain cherishes values amidst the perplexities of multi-cultures, (English,

Disclaimer on the rating: this reflects my love for the story as a child. Here is a link to another person's review that shows the issues with accuracy.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Such a romantic book! I first read it in Junior High, and I liked it as well the second time I read it twenty years later! For those of you who love historical, romantic fiction that's wholesome - it doesn't get much better.



I absolutely love this story. I enjoy the characters, the development of everything, and the romance. This book has inspired a lot in my own writing. My only thing that bothers me every time I read it is Miriam's realization of how much she loves Phineas at the end. It always felt rushed to me. But other than that, I highly recommend this story to anyone who reads American historical fiction, especially about the French and Indian War.