Cate of the Lost Colony

Format:

Book

Title:

Cate of the Lost Colony

Author:

Klein, Lisa, 1958-

ISBN:

9781599905075

9781599907390

Publication Information:

New York : Bloomsbury, 2010.

Physical Description:

329 pages ; 22 cm

Summary:

When her dalliance with Sir Walter Ralegh is discovered by Queen Elizabeth in 1587, lady-in-waiting Catherine Archer is banished to the struggling colony of Roanoke, where she and the other English settlers must rely on a Croatoan Indian for their survival. Includes author's note on the mystery surrounding the Lost Colony.

Personal Subject:

Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618-Juvenile fiction.

Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603-Juvenile fiction.

Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618-Fiction.

Elizabeth, I, Queen of England, 1533-1603-Fiction.

Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603. (OCoLC)fst00039609

Raleigh, Walter, Sir, approximately 1552-1618. (OCoLC)fst01861330

Subject(s):

Lumbee Indians -- Juvenile fiction.

Indians of North America -- North Carolina -- Juvenile fiction.

Orphans -- Juvenile fiction.

Lumbee Indians -- Fiction.

Indians of North America -- North Carolina -- Fiction.

Orphans -- Fiction.

Roanoke Colony -- Juvenile fiction.

Roanoke Island (N.C.) -- History -- 16th century -- Juvenile fiction.

Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603 -- Juvenile fiction.

Roanoke Colony -- Fiction.

Roanoke Island (N.C.) -- History -- 16th century -- Fiction.

Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603 -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Roanoke Colony -- Juvenile fiction.

Roanoke Island (N.C.) -- History -- 16th century -- Juvenile fiction.

Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603 -- Juvenile fiction.

Roanoke Colony -- Fiction.

Roanoke Island (N.C.) -- History -- 16th century -- Fiction.

Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603 -- Fiction.

Great Britain.

North Carolina.

North Carolina -- Roanoke Island.

United States -- Roanoke Colony.

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Summary

Lady Catherine is one of Queen Elizabeth's favorite court maidens--until her forbidden romance with Sir Walter Ralegh is discovered. In a bitter twist of irony, the jealous queen banishes Cate to Ralegh's 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. Instead it is Manteo, a Croatoan Indian, whom the colonists--and Cate--increasingly turn to. Yet just as Cate's longings for England and Ralegh fade and she discovers a new love in Manteo, Ralegh will finally set sail for the New World.

Seamlessly weaving together fact with fiction, Lisa Klein's newest historical drama is an engrossing tale of adventure and forbidden love--kindled by one of the most famous mysteries in American history: the fate of the settlers at Roanoke, who disappeared without a trace forty years before the Pilgrims would set foot in Plymouth.

Author Notes

LISA KLEIN is the author of Lady Macbeth's Daughter, Two Girls of Gettysburg, and Ophelia . A former professor of English, she lives in Ohio with her family.
www.authorlisaklein.com

Reviews (4)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 7 Up-Cate, 14, is a maid for Queen Elizabeth until her emotions get the best of her. When a romance develops between Cate and Sir Walter Ralegh, the jealous queen declares, "He. Is. Mine" and sends her to the Tower. However, the smooth-talking Ralegh is able to convince the queen that the young woman should be sent to America, thinking that he will eventually join her. Clearly this forbidden relationship doesn't evolve, and Cate's life becomes consumed with surviving in Roanoke with hostile Natives threatening to attack. She enlists the help of Manteo to learn their language and, predictably, a romance grows from that. Chapters containing Ralegh's writings and memorandums alternate with those about Cate and Manteo, who is educated in English and charged with negotiations with the Natives. While the writing is smooth and easy to follow, only true American-history enthusiasts will find this novel interesting enough to read in its entirety. The author's note is helpful in clarifying fact from fiction. Celia Rees's Witch Child (Candlewick, 2001) is a more interesting story about this period in history.-Jessica Lorentz Smith, Bend Senior High School, OR (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Horn Book Review

A dalliance between Sir Walter Ralegh and Lady Cate leads Queen Elizabeth to exile the young woman to the Roanoke Colony. As Cate struggles to survive, her attachments to England and Ralegh fade. Though the romance thread is unconvincing, the story, seen through the eyes of a Croatoan Indian, a colonist, and an imperialist explorer, provides thoughtful perspective on the Lost Colony. (c) Copyright 2011. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Kirkus Review

(Historical fiction. 14 up)]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Booklist Review

Lady Catherine incurs the queen's jealousy when the young noblewoman catches the wandering eye of Sir Walter Ralegh. Banished to the Virginia Roanoke colony as a result, Cate first looks forward to adventure and a new start. Nothing can prepare her or her shipmates for the hardship of the ordeal. Expected supplies do not arrive, and the settlement is tossed into survival mode complete with political wrangling, disease, and clashes with the native people. As Cate comes of age, she compares her feelings for the handsome, clever Manteo of Roanoke with the dashing, opportunistic Ralegh. Klein deftly balances the romantic appeal with the grueling reality of survival, the lives of original inhabitants, and factual background of English colonization. In a departure from historic detail, Ralegh, who never visited the colony, sails to Roanoke near the end of the story to try to reclaim his lady. Readers will eagerly await her decision.--O'Malley, Anne Copyright 2010 Booklist