• Blood on the River

  • James Town, 1607
  • By: Elisa Carbone
  • Narrated by: Bryan Kennedy
  • Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (255 ratings)

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Blood on the River

By: Elisa Carbone
Narrated by: Bryan Kennedy
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Publisher's summary

Twelve-year-old Samuel Collier is a lowly commoner on the streets of London. So when he becomes the page of Captain John Smith and boards the Susan Constant, bound for the New World, he can’t believe his good fortune. He’s heard that gold washes ashore with every tide. But beginning with the stormy journey and his first contact with the native people, he realizes that the New World is nothing like he imagined. The lush Virginia shore where they establish the colony of James Town is both beautiful and forbidding, and it’s hard to know who’s a friend or foe. As he learns the language of the Algonquian Indians and observes Captain Smith’s wise diplomacy, Samuel begins to see that he can be whomever he wants to be in this new land.

©2006 Elisa Carbone (P)2018 Listening Library

Critic reviews

"Lively historical fiction at its best." (Kirkus Reviews)

"Samuel’s account of the voyage to Virginia, political intrigues among the settlers, and the harrowing first winter of the James Town settlement brings to life figures like Smith, Powhatan, and Pocahontas. Details about food and daily life add realism to the story, and quotes from historical sources begin each chapter." (School Library Journal)

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Great Read

My 11 year old gave it 5 starts so he definitely enjoyed the book and it was a great historical lesson to follow.

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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐IF YOU LIKE HISTORY YOU HAVE TO READ THIS BOO

I absolutely loved this book!!! it gave a great description of what happened at James town

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Great story

Loved it wish it was longer Great A bit hard to wrap my head around but still very great it was very good story I loved it and the characters are awesome

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Pretty good

At first I did not think I would like this book. I was required to blood on the river for summer reading. The first 3 chapters I wasn’t enjoying the book but once I kept reading I loved it. It was so real and I could imagine living in that period of time while listening to the book. It felt so real and it showed how different life was in that tile vs now. I would definitely read this book again!

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A great listen

The book was well written a voiced
My 10-year-old son is reading this in school and I decided to read it as well.
Gives a good account of how the settlers lived and. survived

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Well worth the listen!

We listened to this on our way to Jamestown. We highly recommend it! narrarator is great!

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This is such a great book

I hope you make more. This is so fun to read. I mean to listen to thank you for your time.

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Really good!

Love the book it is a fun way of learning history I also like that it is a kids point of view. A few scary elements but for me a perfect amount of scary.

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Beautifully created.

The story was detailed and exciting. the narrator made it feel alive. it really feels like you're there.

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Nice book

Nice book
13 more words required so I’m just writing but it is a nice book

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