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Jamestown's American Portraits
The Corn Raid: A Story of the Jamestown Settlement
Life for indentured servents in pioneer Virginia is hard. It is doubly hard for 12-year-old Richard Ayre, a London orphan who had been scooped off the streets as a child and sent to Jamestown Colony. But a chance encounter with an Indian boy his own age gives him a friend, the first real friend he has had in years-until his master's plan to raid an Indian village for corn turns Richard's world upside down. br>Titles in this
• This Generation of A Story of the Civil Rights Movement, by Fredrick L. McKissack, Jr.
• The Road to A Story of the Reconstruction, by Jabari Asim
• All For A Story of Texas Liberation, by G. Clifton Wisler
• The Worst of A Story of the Great Depression, by James Lincoln Collier
• Wind on the A Story of the Civil War, by Laurie Lawlor
• When I Dream of Angelina’s Story, by Steven Kroll (1895 Italian Immigrant in NYC)
• An Eye for an A Story of the Revolutionary War, by Peter and Connie Roop
• Sweet An Immigrant’s Story, by Steven Kroll
• The Corn A Story of the Jamestown Settlement, by James Lincoln Collier
• Revenge of the A Story of 1920s Hollywood, by Susan Beth Pfeffer
• To Touch the A Story of World War II, by Karen Zeinert
• This Generation of A Story of the Civil Rights Movement, by Fredrick L. McKissack, Jr.
• The Road to A Story of the Reconstruction, by Jabari Asim
• All For A Story of Texas Liberation, by G. Clifton Wisler
• The Worst of A Story of the Great Depression, by James Lincoln Collier
• Wind on the A Story of the Civil War, by Laurie Lawlor
• When I Dream of Angelina’s Story, by Steven Kroll (1895 Italian Immigrant in NYC)
• An Eye for an A Story of the Revolutionary War, by Peter and Connie Roop
• Sweet An Immigrant’s Story, by Steven Kroll
• The Corn A Story of the Jamestown Settlement, by James Lincoln Collier
• Revenge of the A Story of 1920s Hollywood, by Susan Beth Pfeffer
• To Touch the A Story of World War II, by Karen Zeinert
- GenresHistorical Fiction
144 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2000
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About the author
James Lincoln Collier
132 books68 followersJames Lincoln Collier (born June 27, 1928) is a journalist, author, and professional musician.
Collier's notable literary works include My Brother Sam Is Dead (1974), a Newbery Honor book that was also named a Notable Children's Book by the American Library Association and nominated for a National Book Award in 1975. He also wrote a children's book titled The Empty Mirror (2004), The Teddy Bear Habit (1967), about an insecure boy whose beatnik guitar teacher turns out to be a crook, and Rich and Famous (1975), sequel to The Teddy Bear Habit. His list of children's books also includes Chipper (2001), about a young boy in a gang. His writings for adults include numerous books on jazz, including biographies of Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington. He has also contributed entries on jazz-related subjects to the Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.
In addition to his writing, Collier is an accomplished jazz musician who plays the trombone professionally.
Collier's notable literary works include My Brother Sam Is Dead (1974), a Newbery Honor book that was also named a Notable Children's Book by the American Library Association and nominated for a National Book Award in 1975. He also wrote a children's book titled The Empty Mirror (2004), The Teddy Bear Habit (1967), about an insecure boy whose beatnik guitar teacher turns out to be a crook, and Rich and Famous (1975), sequel to The Teddy Bear Habit. His list of children's books also includes Chipper (2001), about a young boy in a gang. His writings for adults include numerous books on jazz, including biographies of Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington. He has also contributed entries on jazz-related subjects to the Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.
In addition to his writing, Collier is an accomplished jazz musician who plays the trombone professionally.
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March 17, 2020
Interesting story that I read for a challenge; a coming of age story and well done.
September 8, 2012
This book is a lot about
The virgiey settle meant
And history.
It is a very interesting
Book
The virgiey settle meant
And history.
It is a very interesting
Book
February 20, 2013
It is historical fiction and it is similar as the tiger rising. It has a good ending in the end of the chapter and also I realized Even though they are enemies, you can be friend with them. And speicialy, there isn't the end. You can figure out what will happen next if you read this book.
February 7, 2015
Good story of an indentured boy who can not keep his mouth shut. Which keeps him in the middle of life-threatening drama. He makes a friend of an indian boy and the 2 of them become friends dispite the fact that they need to betray there friendships because of their ethnic roots.
December 18, 2008
In US history :(
January 24, 2011
The story is OK, but the accuracy of historical detail makes it useful for pairing with elementary social studies.
February 15, 2012
Good historical details interwoven through an interesting story. The end leaves the reader unfulfilled and dissatisfied.
September 7, 2012
I didnt really like it... ;(
September 12, 2012
very good book ladien should of got killed
October 30, 2012
I thought it was good because I like the action.The story is about a English boy named Richard and a Indian boy named Weetoppin.The action was fighting.With muskets and knives,spears.
February 23, 2013
I read this book because I saw my friend Tomas reading it, so I read it, it's good.
August 6, 2014
Enjoyed reading about Jamestown and learning how life could have been in early colonial America.
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