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The Ransom of Mercy Carter

Caroline B. Cooney (2001)

SubgenreYA Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age13
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

CaptivityCultural TraumaDeathViolenceForced RelocationLoss of Family

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSurvivalSelf-DiscoveryAdaptationCultural Exchange

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineFish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistCaptive

Tropes

Fish out of WaterComing of AgeCultural ClashSurvivalHistorical Accuracy

Themes

IdentityCultural AssimilationSurvivalResilienceLoss of HomeAdaptationFamily Separation

Synopsis

In 1704, in the English settlement of Deerfield, Massachusetts, eleven-year-old Mercy and her family and neighbors are captured by Mohawk Indians and their French allies, and forced to march through bitter cold to French Canada, where some adapt to new lives and some still hope to be ransomed.

Tags

Historical FictionBased on True EventsColonial AmericaNative American Perspective