roanoke colony

"Faced with dwindling resources and warring tribes, the settlement on Roanoke Island begins to crumble. Meanwhile Emme Merrimoth, a young housekeeper, commits herself to recording her every memory of the Lost Colony. During the long voyage from England she had become involved with Governor John White, who had asked her to marry him. But when he returned to England to secure much-needed supplies Emme is accused of witchcraft, shunned by the colonists, and enslaved by a nearby tribe"--OCLC.

"As tensions rise between the English settlers and the Native peoples on Roanoke Island, twelve-year-old Alis forms an impossible friendship with a native girl named Kimi"--Provided by publisher. Includes glossary and historical notes.

Time-travelers Jonah and Katherine are summoned to help another missing child from history, this time Virginia Dare from the Roanoke Colony, but their journey is sabotaged and goes dangerously awry, leaving them in the wrong time period. Includes author's note about the history of Roanoke Colony and Virginia Dare.

Looks at the English colony of Roanoke, which was founded in 1585, and discusses the mystery of its disappearance.

Examines the mystery of the disappearance of colonists on Roanoke Island in 1587 and the clues the missing colonists left behind.

Nell is a city girl forced to spend her summer in Roanoke, North Carolina, but when she meets historical reenactor Ambrose, they explore for clues as to what really happened to the lost colonists, turning her once boring vacation into an adventure.

Tells the history of Roanoke Colony and the mysterious disappearance of the Roanoke colonists.

Uses a graphic novel format to describe the formation of the early Roanoke Island Colony near a new developing area soon to be known as Virginia. When the island colony divided seeking either food or safety to separate locations, no historian or archaeologist seems to know what happened to one of the missing divisions.

Provides an account of the sixteenth century settlement of the Roanoke Colony as well as theories of what may have caused the disappearance of the settlers.

"As tensions rise between the English settlers and the Native peoples on Roanoke Island, twelve-year-old Alis forms an impossible friendship with a native girl named Kimi"--Provided by publisher. Includes glossary and historical notes.