Bøker av Caroline Starr Rose

Author of the critically acclaimed May B. returns with a stirring novel in verse. Alis and her parents make the long journey from England to settle the New World. But it doesn't go as planned and Alis, her parents, and the others of their small community soon find themselves at odds with the Roanoke tribe. As tensions rise between the settlers and the Native peoples, twelve-year-old Alis forms an impossible friendship with a Roanoke named Kimi. Despite language barriers, the two become as close as sisters, risking their lives for one another until Alis makes a decision that will change her life forever."An excellent historical offering and belongs on public and school library shelves."-VOYA"With two compelling main characters and an abundance of rich historical detail, Rose's latest novel offers much to discuss and much to appreciate."-School Library Journal

A traveling medicine show promises to cure all, but two kids learn it takes more than faith in the miraculous to fix things that are broken.Thirteen-year-old Jack knows it's his fault his baby sister almost died, and he also knows what saved her-Dr. Kingsbury's "Miraculous Tonic." Guaranteed to relieve maladies for man or beast, Dr. Kingsbury's potion can cure everything from pimples to hearing loss to a broken heart, and Jack himself is a witness to the miraculous results and the doctor's kindness. When he had not a dime to give, the doctor didn't turn him away but gave him the tonic for free along with a job-to travel with him from city to city selling his cure-all elixer.When Dr. Kingsbury and Jack arrive in Oakdale, the town at first feels like any other they've been to. But then Jack meets Cora, who also thinks the doctor's tonic might be just the thing her family needs, and that with it perhaps even her broken family can be put back together again.As Cora and Jack find a friendship neither expected, they also find out secrets they didn't expect either-secrets about the doctor. As they race to discover the truth, they'll have to decide who and what to believe in before it's too late for them or their town.