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It's 1687. After the death of her grandfather, 16-year-old Kit Tyler has left behind her life on the lush island of Barbados, to sail on the brigantine Dolphin bound for the Connecticut Colony. Kit hopes to start her life anew there with her only living relative, her Aunt Rachel. But the harsh land and the harsher viewpoints of the Puritans in the colony were not what she was expecting. From her first interaction with Americans Kit is branded as something different. Brash, outspoken, smart, vibr
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While well-written, the central character just annoyed me for too much of the story for me to get really excited about this book. At the time it was written, some of the things that annoyed me probably weren't such a big deal. If I had read the book as a child, it might have taken me longer to notice the problems.
First, Kit spends too much of the book as a spoiled twit. She grew up in Barbados in a household where pretty much all of the work was done by the family slaves. There is little indicat ...more
First, Kit spends too much of the book as a spoiled twit. She grew up in Barbados in a household where pretty much all of the work was done by the family slaves. There is little indicat ...more
Apr 05, 2013
Jennette Neville
marked it as to-read
