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Elisa Carbone has released Blood on the River: James Town 1607 just in time to celebrate the 400^th anniversary of John Smith’s effort to establish an English colony on the banks of the James River.  The story is told through the eyes of John Smith’s young page, Samuel Collier.  As one reviewer wrote, “Samuel’s voice enters your head with the first line and pulls you along at breakneck speed without a pause to the very end.  This is the way to learn history—by loving characters and facing what they face.”

Full-time writer, part-time rock climber, windsurfer, and white-water paddler, Carbone is best known for her books for young people, including Stealing Freedom, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, and Storm Warriors, an ALA Notable Children’s Book and winner of the Virginia Library Association’s 2002 Jefferson Cup Award.

• Elisa Carbone’s Home Page

  The author’s personal web site

• Student Activity Guide
  

  Fairfax Network’s activity guide from the December 8, 1999 broadcast

• Stealing Freedom Teaching Guides
  Curricular resources from Random House