Flight from the Fortress

by Lyn Cook

In 1713, during a battle at the Fortress of Louisbourg, a young French boy, searching for his father, befriends a young orphaned girl, as the two of them try to flee the battle and take refuge in the forest.

156 pages, Hardcover

First published March 29, 2004

Reviews

[Melissa Lee · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 rating.

[Dawn · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wanted very much to enjoy this book, but I couldn’t even bring myself to finish it. The entire story is so convenient that it is completely unbelievable. The book opens with the main character saving a drowning unknown girl and passing out, upon awakening the girl is gone. A helpful slave boy he’s never met before smuggles him into the besieged city of Louisbourg under the guards’ noses and hides him in a hidey-hole in the city walls. After eating the food apparently left in the hole by the slave and sleeping he ventures into the city trying not to be seen. No one in the entire city pays much attention to him except, amazingly enough, the girl he saved from drowning, who once again disappears. He returns to the hole, and luckily the slave has brought him food again. That was the first 2 chapters and I was done. Although the story was written for young readers I think it might have actually been written for stupid readers, who can’t handle any conflict. It’s a strange thing to read about a boy creeping around during a siege, but having every need conveniently met without effort. My kids are far too smart for this book.

[Ann · Rating 1 out of 5]

There was something missing. I did not relate or become involved in the characters.