Pages: 320
Genre: Historical, Aboriginals, English settlers
Age Group:11+
Two brothers -- one black, one white -- and a colony at the end of the
world It′s 1789, and as the new colony in Sydney Cove is established,
Surgeon John White defies convention and adopts Nanberry, an Aboriginal
boy, to raise as his son. Nanberry is clever and uses his unique gifts
as an interpreter to bridge the two worlds he lives in. With his white
brother, Andrew, he witnesses the struggles of the colonists to keep
their precarious grip on a hostile wilderness. And yet he is haunted by
the memories of the Cadigal warriors who will one day come to claim him
as one of their own. This true story follows the brothers as they make
their way in the world -- one as a sailor, serving in the Royal Navy,
the other a hero of the Battle of Waterloo. No less incredible is the
enduring love between the gentleman surgeon and the convict girl who was
saved from the death penalty and became a great lady in her own right.
My Review
In
Nanberry black brother White, we read about five main characters , Nanberry, Maria, Surgeon White, Rachel and Andrew.Each of these characters each has their own personality's and way of acting. It is an amazing book which takes us back in the future to the time of the first English settlers. Jackie French has written yet again another amazing book.
Hope to see you all soon,
Courts
Next Wednesdays book will be....
The night they stormed Eureka
Author: Jackie French
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