Betrayal at Cross Creek

I enjoyed revisiting a book from one of my favorite series as a girl. The mystery had me baffled till the reveal, and the story was surprisingly dark and mature for a children's book. Of course, I enjoyed the elements of Scottish history woven into the book and how it ties into the Revolutionary War......more

A story of the Scottish in North Carolina at the beginning of the American Revolution. Many of the newest Scottish immigrants enlisted with the British Army during the war for a whole host of reasons. A major reason used in the story was the promise of 200 acres of free land, quite a prize to the po......more