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A Country for Castoffs

A Home in the Wilderness, eBook

A Home in the Wilderness, eBook

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2nd place Middle Grade Fiction & Young Adult Fiction

"Compelling, respectful novel of 17th century Native Americans and Dutch settlers." - BookLife Reviews

Award-winning story, based on true events. Etienne’s story continues in America in 1663 as he must survive a dangerous New World, divided loyalties, and war between the Dutch and Esopus which is endangering his family and Lenape friends.

“My excitement increased with each page I read because the amount of action and raw emotions drew me into the story.” – Readers’ Favorite Review

“The author’s historical research is admirably rigorous in her meticulous presentation of the inflammatory hostility that existed between settlers and Native peoples in the mid-17th century.” – Kirkus Reviews

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Meet the Author

Amanda Cetas is the author of the historical adventure seriesA Country for Castoffs, which combines her family history with the larger historical context to educate and entertain a new generation of readers. She has researched her family genealogy for decades and taught history for fourteen years. She loves the Sonoran Desert’s fragile beauty where she lives most of the year. She is inspired by the forested mountains of Northern Arizona and the ever-changing Sea of Cortez, where she has watched her three children grow up over the years, and now enjoys watching her grandchildren making new discoveries for themselves!

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