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Chapter Book · Ages 7–10 · 1981 · Est. 2 hour read
A Lion to Guard Us
By Clyde Robert Bulla, Michele Chessare (Illustrator)
A girl leads her siblings on a perilous journey to reunite with their father in the New World.
3.8/5 Goodreads · 3,065 ratings
117 pages· 14,617 words· Est. 2 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
Amanda Freebold faces a daunting challenge: her father vanished to Jamestown, and her mother has died, leaving her to care for her siblings. With only a brass lion's head for guidance, Amanda embarks on a treacherous voyage across the ocean to find her father. As they navigate the unknown, trust becomes a scarce commodity. Will Amanda's courage and determination be enough to secure a new beginning in the American colonies? Discover the trials and triumphs of a young heroine in a land filled with promise and peril.
From the publisher
Amanda Freebold doesn’t know what to do. Her father left three years ago for the new colony Jamestown, in America, thousands of miles away. All Amanda has to remember him by is a little brass lion’s head he gave his family to guard them while he is gone. Now her mother has just died, leaving Amanda to take care of her younger brother and sister.
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 117
- Words
- 14,617
- Reading age
- 7–10
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Lexile
- 570L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- ~3.7
- F&P level
- ~O
Publication
- Published
- October 23, 2018
- First published
- January 1, 1981
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
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