Im reading this book for my history class and it think its ok.
The Iron Peacock
By Mary Stetson Clarke
Joanna Sprague's life is upended when her father dies on the voyage that was to take them to a new life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Poor and alone, 16-year-old Joanna must summon uncommon courage to survive life as a bond servant in a strange new world. An unforgettable, captivating story.
Great for ages 12 - 14.
Publisher: Avyx
Published on 12/16/2008
Binding: Paperback
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This is the book I am currently reading for my schoolwork. The story is of a girl who is leaving for the New World, all alone. She is unable to pay a debt, so must become a kitchen maid in order to be rid of it.