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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2016 | Middle Grade
Gr 5–8—Nell Dare is devastated when she has to spend the summer in Roanoke, NC, studying plants with her botanist mom. To make matters worse, Nell's dad doesn't come along and Nell isn't sure why. Things look brighter when she meets Ambrose, a young historical reenactor at Festival Park. The pair set off to solve the historical mystery of the lost colony of Roanoke before Lila, the know-it-all local girl, beats them to it. Interwoven into the narrative are the diary entries of an unnamed English settler living in the first Roa...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on April 1, 2016
NYC girl Nell Dare reluctantly accompanies her botanist mother to North Carolina's Roanoke Island for a summer research trip. T...Log In or Sign Up to Read More