Cate of the Lost Colony - Tapa blanda

For Ophelia:

New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age list for 2007

Texas Tayshas Reading List 2008

Nominated for the 2008 BBYA Reading List

*This robust, convincing portrait of the Elizabethan world with complex, rounded characters wraps an intriguingly plausible solution to the "lost colony" mystery inside a compelling love story of subtle thematic depth. (Kirkus on Cate of the Lost Colony, starred review)

Klein deftly balances the romantic appeal with the grueling reality of survival, the lives of original inhabitants, and factual background of English colonization. (Booklist on Cate of the Lost Colony)

Klein's latest is a riveting, nuanced historical drama...[a] wrenching, richly told story. (Booklist on Lady Macbeth's Daughter)

A spellbinding tale of love, murder, and revenge. (VOYA on Ophelia)

When her forbidden romance with Sir Walter Ralegh is discovered, young Lady Catherine is banished to the colony of Roanoke in the New World. Ralegh pledges to come for Cate, but as the months stretch out, Cate begins to doubt his promise and his love. But just as Cate discovers a new love in Manteo, a Croatoan Indian, Ralegh sets sail for the New World. Lisa Klein seamlessly weaves together fact and fiction in this engrossing novel.