Betrayed!

Bigger #3

by Patricia Calvert

When best friends Tyler Bohannon and Isaac Peerce decide to head West in search of adventure, fortune, and new beginnings, they leave everything they know and love behind in order to make a fresh start and forget the pain of their past. Now that Tyler's father is dead and his mother has remarried, he longs for a home of his own, especially one that doesn't include his new stepfather. Isaac, a freed slave, is looking for a place where he won't be judged by his race. The boys get more adventure than they bargained for as they are misled by seemingly trustworthy individuals into one dangerous situation after another. And as the boys struggle to survive on the frontier, their friendship is tested...just when they need each other the most.

Patricia Calvert has crafted a rousing novel that explores issues of race and identity, loyalty and friendship in the rugged, unforgiving world of the American West in Betrayed!, the final novel of the acclaimed trilogy that began with Bigger and Sooner.

224 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2002

About the author

"We are all emigrants from the same country — the land of childhood. What I want to do is write about the journey all of us have taken — or are in the process of taking — from that special place."

Patricia Calvert celebrates her birthday on July 22nd. She grew up in the mountains of Montana, in what was "a magic world for any child, one in which lodgepole pines grew like arrows toward a sky that seemed always blue." Even though Ms. Calvert knew she wanted to be a writer when she was ten, it wasn't until her daughters were grown and had moved away from home and she and her husband moved to Minnesota that she concentrated on her writing.

Among her books, The Snowbird and Yesterday's Daughter have both been named to ALA's Best Books for Young Adults list. Glennis, Before and After received a Christopher Award. Betrayed! (Atheneum) appeared in 2002 and Robert E. Peary: To the Top of the World (Benchmark) in 2001. Most recently, Ms. Calvert has been focusing on nonfiction writing, bringing us biographies of Zebulon Pike and Kit Carson, as well as The Ancient Celts.

Reviews

[Shyleia J]

My book is called Betrayed and the author is Patricia Calvert. The main characters are Tyler Bohannon, who is 14 years old and Isaac Peerce who is a newly freed slave, And they are best friends looking for a new beginning and some adventure. So they set off and they went looking for a ship that will take them to Missouri where they wanted to go. and they find a person who is willing to take them but they have to do work on the ship in order to go to Missouri so they do. “Maybe we’ll come back this way some day and we’ll take you with us next time”. Isaac said i picked this quote because that is when he and everyone parts and it tell me that he does want to go but doesn't at the same time and that reveals that he is scared to go at first. And every one is probably scared to part away from your family and people you know.

[Kellyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tyler Bohannon and Isaac Peerce head west to start over. Tyler’s father is dead and his mother remarried. Tyler doesn’t feel he belongs among his seven new stepbrothers. So Tyler, Isaac and the dog Sooner travel to St. Joseph Missouri to catch a ride on a boat going up the Missouri river and hopefully on to the Mississippi.

The travelers discover that their captain intends to sell firearms to the Indians. Tyler and Isaac plan to escape before they arrive at the sale point. But the Indians meet the boat and decide they want to buy Tyler and Isaac. Tyler is devastated and refuses to adjust to being a captive. Isaac on the other hand adjusts very quickly to this new life.

This is an action-packed adventure about survival, friendship and loyalty. It is a companion to Sooner and Bigger but stands on its own too.

[Holden · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the best book that I have read. It uses the word betrayed a lot. Patrica Calvert is a good author. This the first book of hers that I have read. She is good at going really far out and then bringing it back and having it all make sense.

Two boys head out west in search of adventure. They leave behind all they know and there whole family. They are also searching for a new place to call home. When some things get in the way they get past them. With all there might they find friends. There is a reason the book is called betrayed. I don't have anything wrong with this book. It will not loose your attention for the whole book.

I would recommend this for anyone 10-16. It would be the easiest to understand at that age. But it could be enjoyed by all ages. The book is not to long for young readers but long enough for older readers to enjoy.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this third installment, Tyler, Isaac, and dog Sooner leave Missouri to go west. Tyler felt betrayed by his mother,s marriage. Before this adventure ends, Tyler faces more betrayals, and his own jealousy. Tyler will have to change his views or risk losing everything he holds dear. Good historical novel for elementary and middle level students.

[Jody Greenslade · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderfully written and heart warming story.

This is a well written story that keeps you reading to the end. The historical facts had obviously been researched and blend into the story well. I recommend it to any age reader.,

[Jaazaniah Hagler]

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