{"title":"A Country for Castoffs","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHistorical Coming of Age Adventures\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSurvival, Friendship, and Finding Courage\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBased on true stories, \u003ci\u003eA Country for Castoffs\u003c\/i\u003e follows young people struggling to survive in early colonial America. From religious persecution in France to pirate ships, frontier wars, Caribbean islands, and the harsh realities of the New World, Etienne and his friends face danger, divided loyalties, and impossible choices. 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