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BOOK REVIEW: Native Son
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by: Laura V. Hilton Dancing Word Reviewer
Title: Native Son Author: J. M. Hochstetler Publisher: Zondervan ISBN: 0-310-25257-1 Genre: Inspirational/Historical/Fiction Brigadier General Jonathon Carleton has pledged to serve General George Washington in the war against England, and he has promised his heart to Elizabeth Howard. But Washington seems determined to keep Jonathon and Elizabeth apart! He orders Jonathon to take a group of his trusted companions and travel to outlying areas to try and garner Indian support for the American cause. Elizabeth Howard moves among British officers by day and slips across the country-side to give their secrets to the Sons of Liberty by night. Washington plans to keep Elizabeth in the midst of the war, sending her to live among the English in Boston, and later, New York. When Jonathon is captured and beaten by Indians, Elizabeth fears he is dead. And everything does seem to be lost. The Indians are at odds what to do with him. Will they sell him back to the English so he can be killed as a traitor—or keep him as a slave? Native Son is an extremely well-written novel that held my interest all the way to the end. I enjoyed revisiting with Jonathon and Elizabeth, whom I became acquainted with in Daughters of Liberty. I eagerly turned each page, waiting until Jonathon and Elizabeth could be together again. The end of this book is a total shocker, and I couldn’t find any information on the author’s website that mentioned a sequel to Native Son so I contacted the author to find out. She says that the third book, Wind of the Spirit, is more than half-finished, but she doesn’t have any publishing information available. Even as it stands, Native Son is an excellent book, which will remain on my bookshelf. It is an excellent resource for home-schoolers with its expert historical recreations. If you are looking for a wonderful historical fiction novel, Native Son is the book for you. However, if you want to read a series straight through without a huge cliff-hanger to tide you over between books, you might want to wait for Wind of the Spirit before reading Native Son $12.99. 295 pages. |
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