This book was very interesting. It was set several hundred years ago and was about a newly orphaned boy who is being accused of thievery and murder. He runs away from his cruel leader and fellow townsmen and meets up with bear. I think this is definitely a book for older kids and adults as this was a violent time period.
Beyond The Western Sea: Book One: The Escape From Home
By Avi
In 1851, Maura and Patrick O'Connell, driven from their Irish home by a cruel English landlord, join the landlord's younger son, Laurence Kirkle, fleeing an abusive family situation, on a journey that takes them to the port of Liverpool on the first step of their quest to reach America.
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN-13: 9780531088630
ISBN-10: 0531088634
Published on 3/1/1996
Binding: Hardcover