Summer of Lost and Found (27 page)
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Authors: Rebecca Behrens
Sir Francis Drake's coat of arms bore the Latin phrase
Sic Parvis Magna
â“greatness from small beginnings.” It's an appropriate quote for the story of Roanoke. It's amazing to think about the legacy of this group of families that sailed from Plymouth, England, in 1587. They left everything they knew and loved for a chance at a better life in a world completely new to them. What bravery that required! Although we haven't yet found their fate on Roanoke, we have never lost their spirit.
Roanoke Island is part of the North Carolina Outer Banks, a popular vacation destination as rich in scenery as it is in history. Across the sound, on Bodie Island, you'll find Kitty Hawkâsite of the Wright brothers' first powered flight in 1903. Historic lighthouses and national seashores span the barrier islands from Bodie to Ocracoke, where the infamous pirate Blackbeard once made his home. The area is known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic, due to the many shipwrecks over the years.
Roanoke lies nestled between the barrier islands and the mainland. Its history goes beyond the English coloniesâit was a Union stronghold during the Civil War and the site of a Freedmen's Colony, where thousands of former slaves found a safe home. It's also home to the longest-running outdoor symphonic drama in the world,
The Lost Colony
. The play is performed in the summer months at the Waterside Theatre at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site.
A few of the places in this bookâlike Renée's bookstoreâare only part of the Roanoke in my imagination. (Although downtown Manteo is home to a lovely bookstore.) However, the four hundred-year-old scuppernong called the Mother Vine is very real. The vine is on private property, but you if you visit Roanoke, you can purchase jelly, juice, and even lip balm made from its grapes. The Festival Park and the sailing ship
Elizabeth II
, the Elizabethan Gardens, and Fort Raleigh are all real places where you can learn more about the many people who have made Roanoke Island their home.
To find out more about this book and the lost colony of Roanoke, visit the Resources page at
rebeccabehrens.com
. Available for download are:
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Educator's Guide
A Common Core Curriculum-aligned educator's guide for grades 4â7 as well as tips for struggling readers and enrichment activities for advanced readers.
Includes:
1) pre-reading questions
2) comprehension questions
3) classroom activities
4) bibliography for further research
American History/Social Studies Lesson Plan
The real history of the English colonists' interaction with Native peoples included in
Summer of Lost and Found
is an excellent point of entry into deeper historical study. This lesson plan will guide students to research the people of Roanoke Island in the late 1500s and early 1600s.
Book-Club Discussion Guide
A guide with thought-provoking questions about
Summer of Lost and Found
for readers of all ages to discuss.
This book found its way to you because of some extraordinary people, to whom I am very grateful:
Alyson Heller, my editor, who gave this book a home, and whose enthusiasm and insight enriched the story. The team at Aladdin is an author's dream. Many thanks to Laura Lyn DiSiena for creating such a beautiful design, to Robyn Ng for illustrating the gorgeous cover art and map, and to Mandy Veloso and Janet Rosenberg for making the words shine.
Suzie Townsend, who provides tireless support, guidance, and encouragement to her authors. She's a superwoman, and I am lucky to have an agent with her skill and kindness in my corner. Thanks to the whole team at New Leaf Literary for being such a wonderful and supportive agency.
My friends, especially Kim Liggett, Michelle Schusterman, and Tara Dairman, who offered wisdom, gentle criticism, and cheerleading in equal measure. Jordan Hamessley, thank you for loving this storyâand for taking on the BISAC codes. A special acknowledgment to Laura Stiers, grammar-and-style savant. Every writer should be so lucky as to have Laura's eyes on her work.
Elizabeth Behrens, my sister, who read each draft with enthusiasm, and was always there with a life vest when things were looking rough.
lebame houston, historian of the Roanoke Island Historical Association, who graciously reviewed the manuscript for historical accuracy and taught me much about the island's people and history. Professor William E. Coleman pointed me in the direction of many resources on Elizabethan speech. Their expertise was invaluable in the creation of this bookâand any mistakes within are my own.
My teachers, librarians, and booksellers, who opened the world to me through literature. It is thanks to them that I write, and this story in particular started way back in Mrs. Gerlach's fifth-grade class at Thoreau Elementary.
My parents, whose belief in me (and this book) never wavers. Thank you to my Behrens familyâBette, Margaret, Beth, Eyal, and Benâand my Merriman familyâMark, Brigid, Elise, Grace, and Ben. Most of all, thanks to Blake. The best thing I've ever found is you.
REBECCA BEHRENS
GREW UP IN WISCONSIN, STUDIED IN CHICAGO, AND NOW LIVES WITH HER HUSBAND IN NEW YORK CITY, WHERE SHE WORKS AS A TEXTBOOK EDITOR. REBECCA LOVES WRITING AND READING ABOUT GIRLS FULL OF MOXIE AND PLACES FULL OF HISTORY. SHE IS THE AUTHOR OF THE MIDDLE-GRADE NOVEL WHEN AUDREY MET ALICE, WHICH BOOKPAGE CALLED “A TERRIFIC WORK OF BLENDED REALISTIC AND HISTORICAL FICTION.” VISIT HER ONLINE AT
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This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real places are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and events are products of the author's imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or places or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
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