A Little Grace
by Janet R. MacreerySeries: A Little AdventuresHistorical Fiction Teen & Young Adult Children's Book Overview
An unexpected reunion, the search for an elixir, a pirate's risky bargain, untamed wild horses, shadows of witches and sea monsters...what else must Dory overcome to save her dying Aunt Orlie?
It's 1696 and Dory and her aunt and uncle have relocated from Salem in the Massachusetts Bay colony to the eastern shore of the Virginia colony. Since the journey, her Aunt Orlie has suffered from a painful stomach ailment. When Calum, an old friend from Scotland, arrives with Mercy, a new friend of his, they join Dory on a dangerous and uncertain quest to find a cure. Can the trio bring together their individual gifts to survive the trek through the Chesapeake region and return with the one thing that may save Aunt Orlie?