Worlds Apart

By Kathleen Karr

Book Overview

Fifteen-year-old Christopher West befriends a young Native American boy his own age in the Carolinas in 1670. Christopher's new friend teaches him how to hunt, forage, and respect the land and in exchange Christopher teaches his Sewee acquaintance English and how to play chess. As the English move inland and take land and resources from the Indians, Christopher experiences conflicting loyalties. Based on true facts, this is an exciting tale of a little-known chapter in American history.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761451951
• ISBN13: 9780761451952
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Two Lions
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.3" x 5.5"
• Age Range: 9 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 6

Customer Reviews

A deftly written novel about European colonists who crossed the dangerous Atlantic to arrive in the

Worlds Apart is a deftly written novel about European colonists who crossed the dangerous Atlantic to arrive in the strange new world of Carolina. Christopher West is the fifteen-year-old boy who narrates this fascinating story about making friends with Asha-po, a young Native American of his own age. Asha-po teaches Christopher how to hunt, and Christopher teaches Asha-po to play chess. But while the two boys are fast becoming friends, their respective peoples are at increasing odds with each other. Worlds Apart is a thoroughly entertaining and enthusiastically recommended adventure novel for young readers ages 10 and older that author Kathleen Karr has based on records from an actual colony and weaves a tale filled with marauding Spaniards, warring tribes, and colonial family conflict.