Jamestown's American Portraits An Eye for an Eye Softcover

Samantha Byrd is an excellent hunter, providing food for her family's table. She knows she will never raise her musket against a person. But when the winds of the Revolutionary War place her fingers on the trigger to shoot an enemy, will she pull it?

In this story set in Virginia in 1775, a Virginia ripe for revolution, Samantha Byrd must decide whether or not to seek revenge-an eye for an eye.

Bring history to life with compelling stories,sweeping scope, and a welcoming sense of diversity

• Historical fiction helps students connect to their middle schoolsocial studies classes
• Reading skill instruction and cross-curricular connections improvecomprehension of historical fiction
• Strong multicultural flavor reflects the rich tapestry of our sharedAmerican heritages

Jamestown's American Portraits, a saga of American families and friends,traces the history of America from the founding of Jamestown to the CivilRights Movement. This is a unique, enriching series designed to teachreading strategies appropriate for historical novels used in middle schoolreading, language arts, or social studies classes.

• Reading Level 5-8
• Interest Level 6-8