Two young women learning to survive in their own worlds are forced to confront even greater challenges when those worlds collide. Elisabeth, a passenger on the Mayflower, and Attitash, a young Wampanoag, discover differences in their core beliefs-but also a common humanity. As they learn to trust each other, their covert friendship forestalls starvation but can't overcome the distrust that's widespread in both cultures. In time accusations of witchcraft and betrayal threaten their friendship and the survival of both societies. Strangers in Our Midst reimagines a critical moment in our continent's history, remaining faithful to the historical record while avoiding both stereotypes and finger-pointing. It describes a time when love, trust, and understanding struggled to overcome cruelty, hardship, and deception in all societies-and it does so with great imagination.

Strangers in Our Midst

Children's Books

Vellenga, Kathleen

Literature & Fiction

Forty Press

Attitash and Elisabeth may believe their rare friendship will endure these desperate times, but nothing is easy in the New World.. As many newcomers from England arrive, they bring both opportunity and greed. The demand for food increases, and so does the fear of the Native people. The fragile peace treaty between the Pilgrims and Wampanoag is threatened by treachery, and the friendship between Attitash and Elisabeth faces its toughest challenge.

In the Midst of Bounty

United States

<p>Product Description      Strangers in Our Midst introduced us to the friendship formed between Elizabeth and Attitash in 1620, and across the first years of Plimoth Plantation; In the Midst of Bounty showed a growing colony in tension with itself as well as the Indigenous people of the area; and now, Tides of the Kennebec carries that rare relationship across several decades as each woman explores the meaning of friendship and family, as well as telling the story of the competition between the desires of Boston financiers and Plimoth settlers for the Abenaki's trapping bounty in Maine and how Indigenous people paid the price.      About the Author      Kathleen Vellenga spent fourteen years as a Minnesota State Legislator, focusing on breaking down cultural barriers and empowering people. As executive director of the St. Paul Children's Initiative, she led the establishment of multicultural Family Centers in St. Paul, including the American Indian Family Center. The Minnesota Indian Affairs Council honored her in appreciation of your efforts to support the needs of our children and their families. She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota</p>

Tides of the Kennebec

Genre Fiction

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Vellenga, Kathleen. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Vellenga, Kathleen

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Vellenga, Kathleen. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Strangers in Our Midst

In the Midst of Bounty

Tides of the Kennebec