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Under a Shooting Star
Edward turned to follow the others as a cannon exploded. The powder charge was too great. Men fell to the deck screaming, but Edward could not hear them, for the blast had been deafening It is 1812 and Edward MacNeilas task is simple: escort Kate and Anne Kimmerling home to America, then travel to his uncleas cabin to wait out the war. But a vicious storm on Lake Erie leaves Edward and the girls shipwrecked on an island and caught in the midst of the conflict. Half British, half Oneida, Edwardas loyalties are already divided, but his growing affection for an American makes his path even more unclear. As Edward finds his way, he comes to learn that courage, friendship, and love know no bounds. For more of the MacNeilsa adventures, look for the first two books in the Circle of Silver Chronicles, A Circle of Silver and By the Standing Stone
- GenresHistorical Fiction
212 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2001
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About the author
Maxine Trottier
55 books29 followersMaxine Trottier is the award-winning writer of numerous books for young people, including Claire's Gift (winner of the Mr. Christie's Book Award), Laura: A Childhood Tale of Laura Secord, the Circle of Silver Chronicles, and The Tiny Kite of Eddy Wing (winner of the CLA Book of the Year Award).
A former teacher and an avid sailor, Maxine has long been fascinated by history. She is now an associate member of La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan, whose purpose is "to honour the memory of these courageous people." While researching Alone in an Untamed Land, Maxine discovered that she herself is directly descended from a fille du roi.
Maxine lives in the small outport of Newman's Cove in Newfoundland, with her husband William and their Yorkie Moon.
A former teacher and an avid sailor, Maxine has long been fascinated by history. She is now an associate member of La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan, whose purpose is "to honour the memory of these courageous people." While researching Alone in an Untamed Land, Maxine discovered that she herself is directly descended from a fille du roi.
Maxine lives in the small outport of Newman's Cove in Newfoundland, with her husband William and their Yorkie Moon.
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February 10, 2020
Okay, this was not my favorite book in the series. I remember now why I only read it once and then tried to forget it.
The author kills off 2 out of the 3 main characters out of the last book and one of my favorite support characters as well! I don't know if this was done on purpose to provide a shock factor (which is most certainly did not accomplish) or if it was because the author didn't feel like writing them in (far more likely in my opinion).
This is the story of Edward Wolf MacNeil. Edward is the son of Sarah and Jamie (if I got my facts straight). Sarah is a child in the last book and Jamie is one of the young main characters from the last book. So there is the tie to the series though neither actually appear in this one.
Edward is half Onedia and half British, obviously, and a chunk of this book is him struggling to find where he belongs while attempting to keep two American girls safe during the war that is raging all around them. The girls are the nieces of a dear family friend so Edward feels obligated to keep them safe until he can get them home.
So torn between Onedia, british and american loyalties Edward agrees to help build a ship for the british in order to help pay the stay of him and the two girls in the fort, where it's safer, but refuses to sign up with the army. Yadah yadah yadah. Blah blah blah. This whole book can be summoned up as escape the sinking ship, go to the uncle's cabin, wait and brood, leave and go to shore, go back to wait an brood, go to the fort, build a ship, go back to the cabin, try to make for America and get caught up in a battle, be found by the uncle, go back to the uncle's cabin, wait for word and brood, get word, the end. Or something to that effect. Yeah.
Out of the three books of this series, this one makes the least impression on me. I dare say I might not even like it due to how the author rather lazily does away with Mack, Thomas and Owela. There might have been a point the author was, in my opinion, lazily trying to make but it was pretty much lost on me.
yeah...I would recommend reading By the Standing Stone and maybe just skipping this one if you like the characters from Standing Stone.
The author kills off 2 out of the 3 main characters out of the last book and one of my favorite support characters as well! I don't know if this was done on purpose to provide a shock factor (which is most certainly did not accomplish) or if it was because the author didn't feel like writing them in (far more likely in my opinion).
This is the story of Edward Wolf MacNeil. Edward is the son of Sarah and Jamie (if I got my facts straight). Sarah is a child in the last book and Jamie is one of the young main characters from the last book. So there is the tie to the series though neither actually appear in this one.
Edward is half Onedia and half British, obviously, and a chunk of this book is him struggling to find where he belongs while attempting to keep two American girls safe during the war that is raging all around them. The girls are the nieces of a dear family friend so Edward feels obligated to keep them safe until he can get them home.
So torn between Onedia, british and american loyalties Edward agrees to help build a ship for the british in order to help pay the stay of him and the two girls in the fort, where it's safer, but refuses to sign up with the army. Yadah yadah yadah. Blah blah blah. This whole book can be summoned up as escape the sinking ship, go to the uncle's cabin, wait and brood, leave and go to shore, go back to wait an brood, go to the fort, build a ship, go back to the cabin, try to make for America and get caught up in a battle, be found by the uncle, go back to the uncle's cabin, wait for word and brood, get word, the end. Or something to that effect. Yeah.
Out of the three books of this series, this one makes the least impression on me. I dare say I might not even like it due to how the author rather lazily does away with Mack, Thomas and Owela. There might have been a point the author was, in my opinion, lazily trying to make but it was pretty much lost on me.
yeah...I would recommend reading By the Standing Stone and maybe just skipping this one if you like the characters from Standing Stone.
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