Betrayed! - Hardcover

Calvert, Patricia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0689834721 ISBN 13: 9780689834721

Publisher: Atheneum, 2002

Synopsis

The final volume in the gripping trilogy follows best friends Tyler Bohannon and Isaac Peerce as they journey to the American West in search of adventure, but when a double-crossing captain sells them to the Sioux Indians, their friendship is put to the test.

About this title

About the Author

Patricia Calvert has written many novels, including the prequels to this book, Bigger and Sooner, as well as Glennis, Before and After, winner of the Christopher Award, and Michael, Wait for Me. She lives in Minnesota.

Reviews

Grade 5-8-This is the third installment of Tyler Bohannon's exploits, following Bigger (1994) and Sooner (1998, both Atheneum). It is now 1867, and the teen, with the blessing of his mother and stepfather, sets off from St. Joseph, MO, hoping to find independence and success in the West. Accompanying him are his beloved dog and his closest friend, freedman Isaac Peerce. After initial difficulties, Tyler and Isaac find work on the keelboat Darlin' Nell, headed upriver into rough country on its way to Fort Benton in Montana Territory. When the crooked captain faces a crisis during a trading stop, he saves himself by selling the young adventurers to the Sioux. As captives, the boys must work hard and learn strange new ways quickly. Much to their surprise and Tyler's chagrin, Isaac is cherished and favored by the Indians because of his dark skin. Tyler bitterly ponders questions of race and justice, while Isaac must choose whether to join his friend in an escape attempt or remain in his new, privileged life within the tribe. Though somewhat melodramatic, the plot moves along swiftly, and engaging characters combine with convincing historical details to attract and retain reader interest.
Starr E. Smith, Fairfax County Public Library, VA
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Gr. 5-8. Fourteen-year-old Tyler Bohannon, whose previous adventures were chronicled in Bigger (1994) and Sooner (1998), is heading west with his friend Isaac and his dog Sooner. The boys are used to hard work and difficult conditions, but nothing has prepared them for life aboard a keelboat on the Missouri River, or for dealing with Captain Little, the boat's shifty owner. They're stunned when the first trading session with Sioux erupts in violence and Captain Little hands them over to Iron Shell as prisoners. The boys' relationship is tested in Iron Shell's camp when Tyler experiences discrimination, and Isaac, a freed slave, is welcomed warmly into the tribe. Escape seems impossible until Tyler meets Many Horses, a white girl raised by the Sioux following the death of her family in a Crow raid. Calvert provides intriguing details about life on the frontier in 1867, seamlessly weaving them into a fast-paced plot laced with danger. Readers will find much to discuss in Tyler's feelings of betrayal, Many Horses' refusal to abandon the Sioux, and Isaac's acceptance of the tribe and its values. Chris Sherman
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Edition details

• Publisher: Atheneum
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0689834721
• ISBN 13: 9780689834721
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224